AI-Generated Tilly Norwood Being Sought Out By Talent Agencies
Hollywood talent agencies may be on the verge of signing an artificial intelligence-generated actress, Tilly Norwood. The arrival of AI in Hollywood has been a big story in recent years, including it being a key issue in the 2023 actor and writers’ strikes.
Deadline, reporting from the Zurich Summit, has shared that Eline Van der Velden, an actor, comedian, and technologist who has launched AI talent studio Xicoia, said that she was in talks with several talent agents who are interested in singing the AI-generated Norwood. In turn, that has sparked some strong reactions from those opposed to what a move like that could mean.
During a discussion on AI developments in the entertainment industry, Van der Velden said that AI has become something that studios and other companies were beginning to accept, and a major public announcement could be coming in the near future. She was quoted:
“We were in a lot of boardrooms around February time, and everyone was like, ‘No, this is nothing. It’s not going to happen.’ Then, by May, people were like, ‘We need to do something with you guys.’ When we first launched Tilly, people were like, ‘What’s that?’, and now we’re going to be announcing which agency is going to be representing her in the next few months.”
As the news became widely known, many have shared their reactions, including many voicing their displeasure at the news on X:
@zoerosebraynt called the news “bleak,” but was also surprised that was the best name the creators could come up for their AI-generated actress.
Others, like @celestialdevils, is calling to cancel her.
@briggsisgreat, meanwhile, uses a Terminator reference to express their worry.
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