AI Actress Tilly Norwoodโข Sparks Outcry From Hollywood Stars
Zurich,Switzerland – The emergence ofโ Tilly Norwood,an AI actress created by AI production studio โXicoia-a spin-off from Particle6-hasโ ignited a firestorm โofโ criticism from prominent figures withinโฃ the โคacting community. News that an agency is poised โto representโฃ Norwood,โ revealed by Xicoia founder Robert van der Velden at the Zurich Summit onโค Saturday, triggered a wave of online backlash, with โactors โvoicing concerns over the โคimplications forโฃ human performers.
The controversy โcenters on the ethical and professional challenges posed by increasingly sophisticated AI-generated talent. While xicoia aims to position Norwoodโ as a potential successor to stars like Scarlett โฃJohansson and natalie Portman,asโค van der Velden stated in a July interviewโ withโฃ Broadcast International,many in the industry view theโ development asโ a โthreat โฃto actors’ livelihoods and a devaluation of theirโ craft. The debate โunderscores aโค growing anxiety โabout the role of artificial intelligence in creativeโข fields and the potential displacementโค of human workers.โ
Actress Melissa Barrera took to Instagram, urging fellow actors to sever ties with any โagency that chooses to represent Norwood, writing,โ “Hope all actorsโ repped byโฃ the agent that doesโ this,โ drop their a$$. How gross, โread the room.” Kiersey Clemons echoed the โขsentiment, demanding the identification of โthe agency involved, stating, “Out the agents. I want โnames.”
Maraโข Wilson raised concerns about the creationโ of Norwood’s likeness, questioning, “And what about theโฃ hundredsโค of โliving โyoung women whose faces were composited togetherโ to makeโ her?โ You couldn’tโ hire any of them?”
Lukasโค Gage โoffered aโ satiricalโค take, tweeting that Norwood was aโ “night to work โwith!!!!” and “couldn’t her mark andโ was late!” Toni Colletteโ responded with โa series of screaming emojis.
van der Velden has yet to announce whichโ agency will represent Norwood, but the intense reaction suggests the decision will be met with further scrutiny and potential repercussions within the entertainment industry. The situation โฃhighlights a pivotal moment as Hollywood grapples with โtheโฃ integration of AI and its impact onโ the future of acting.