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SAG-AFTRA Condemns AI ‘Actress’ Tilly Norwood—Joins Critics Emily Blunt, Whoopi Goldberg And More

Tilly Norwood, an AI-created actress, is attracting agency interest amid debates on AI's impact on human actors, with unions warning it threatens livelihoods, representing a new art form.

  • AI actress Tilly Norwood has sparked outrage in Hollywood, being labeled as 'gross' by stars like Whoopi Goldberg and Melissa Barrera, who criticized agencies interested in hiring her.
  • Hollywood is reacting negatively to Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated actress, drawing ire from celebrities like Melissa Barrera and Whoopi Goldberg, who deem it unfair and gross.
  • Eline Van der Velden, Tilly's creator, insists Tilly is not a replacement for humans, describing her as artwork meant to spark creativity and discussion.
  • SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors, is concerned about the rise of AI in the industry, relating it to earlier strikes over similar issues.
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Hollywood is heating up after the release of "Tilly Norwood," an AI-generated actress whose developers say they are in talks with agencies, angering the US actors' union and other top stars.

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A new actress is angry at Hollywood. Her secret is that it was created by artificial intelligence (AI), which has eliminated a wave of anger among her real-life colleagues, informs AFP.

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The creator of an actress developed by artificial intelligence (IA), and who sparked anger on the internet this weekend, responded to the harsh criticisms of the entertainment community claiming that it is a work of art. Tilly Norwood, a young woman with artificially created brown complexion and hair and described on her Instagram as a budding actress, caught the attention of several commercial agents, said her creator, Eline Van der Velden, on …

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After the intense reaction from human actors to an AI-generated "actress," the character's creator declared that she doesn't intend to replace humans. However, many in Hollywood still don't believe that.

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