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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard

Actors hate Tilly Norwood – but they are their own worst enemies

The AI generated actor Tilly Norwood smiles at the camera.
Depressing, dystopian and dodgy … the AI generated actor Tilly Norwood. Photograph: Reuters

Given that she has appeared only fleetingly in a brief comedy sketch, backlash to AI actor Tilly Norwood has been swift and fulsome. The people, the industry and the critics spoke with united voice, all of them basically retching.

Actors were especially fast out of the gate to condemn a concept that is – obviously – depressing, dystopian and (if the tech behind it has ripped off real-life faces) dodgy. It is also plain shonky: my colleague Stuart Heritage has said perhaps all there needs to be said about Tilly’s indeterminate dentistry, but there are clearly teething problems here that mean she’s far from ready for her closeup.

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