Actor Ben Affleck Highlights AI's Educational Risks Over Industry Disruption Concerns

Hollywood actor and technology entrepreneur Ben Affleck expressed greater concern about artificial intelligence's impact on children and education than its potential disruption of the film industry at Bloomberg's Screentime conference on September 30, 2026. When discussing AI risks, Affleck emphasized worries about "kids in school" rather than entertainment sector displacement, citing specific educational concerns including learned helplessness among students and a documented 30 percent rise in college A grades over three years.