Kevin O’Leary delivered one of his first promotional plugs for A24’s “ Marty Supreme ” in typically business-minded fashion. The investor and “Shark Tank” host, who gives his debut feature film acting performance in the upcoming Timothée Chalamet vehicle, suggested that movies like his own could “save millions of dollars” by replacing background actors with AI-generated stand-ins.

In an interview on the Oct. 16 episode of The Hill’s “World of Travel: The Podcast,” O’Leary discussed his own investments in AI and used “Marty Supreme” as an example to discuss the technology’s potential implementation in the film industry.

“Almost every scene had as many as 150 extras. Now, those people have to stay awake for 18 hours, be completely dressed in the background. [They’re] not necessarily in

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