AI actors take over
Not sure if you’ve heard, but there’s a new “fresh face” in town: actress Tilly Norwood. Well—“AI actress,” to be precise. And “she” has Hollywood fuming.
Let’s be clear: Tilly isn’t an actor. She’s an AI-generated character, a persona. The rebranding of Tilly as an “AI actress” in an effort to humanize her has, frankly, apocalyptic vibes.
On Instagram, Tilly poses as a human—an up-and-coming actor excited to kick off her career. Tilly posts pictures and videos from “screen tests,” shares its excitement, brags about being able to “do it all” in a single day, and writes, “I may be AI, but I’m feeling very real emotions right now.”
This has unleashed a storm of anger. In response, Eline van der Welden, the Dutch founder of AI production company Particle6, posted this on Tilly’s page several days ago:
