Ben Affleck says predictions that AI will wipe out jobs—or kill us all—are just propaganda: 'In fact, more people technically are being employed'

Ben Affleck wearing a suit jacket, behind a purple background (Credit: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

For all the anxiety surrounding AI—from fears that it will destroy jobs to predictions that it could even wipe out humanity—one Hollywood star thinks people may be making the technology seem scarier than it actually is.

Ben Affleck, the actor and screenwriter known for films like Good Will Hunting, believes that growing fears surrounding AI are largely “propaganda”—and once people sit down and use it, they realize it can be a tool for good.