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Ben Babcock

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Senior Researcher - GenAI and AI Innovation (Studios) at Netflix
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Ben Babcock is a senior research and innovation leader at Netflix, focusing on the intersection of Generative AI and creative expression in film. His distinguished career includes leadership roles at Meta AI, Amazon, Microsoft, and Walmart, where he founded the companys first Behavioral Sciences team. Colleagues describe him as strategic, creative, and supportive.

He is driven to build diverse, empowered, and inspired teams that are customer-obsessed. He applies his background in Applied UXR and Neuroscience to drive technology and AI innovation, aiming to build products that delight customers and fulfill the people who create them.

Unique fact: Ben founded the first-ever Behavioral Sciences team at Walmart, the worlds largest company.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Senior Researcher - GenAI and AI Innovation (Studios)
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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AI in Film
His current role at Netflix involves researching and building AI capabilities to augment human storytelling and filmmaking.
Generative AI
A core focus of his work at Netflix and previously at Meta AI, exploring how generative models can unlock entirely new creative possibilities.
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11-2024
Senior Researcher - GenAI and AI Innovation (Studios)
Netflix
11-2023 - 11-2024
Principal Researcher
Amazon
11-2023 - 11-2024
Principal Researcher (CONFIDENTIAL PROJECT)
Amazon
11-2022 - 9-2024
Founder, Principal Researcher (Creativity + AI)
Human Centered Insights (HCI)
3-2020 - 3-2023
Group Lead & Research Leader at Meta AI | FAIR | Reality Labs Research | Creativity + AI
Meta
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Education
1998 - 2000
Msc
UCL
1994 - 1998
BSc Psychology
Seattle University
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