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Jasmine Valentine

AI actress Tilly Norwood creator claims we should ‘judge her by merit,’ but my mind is already made up

Tilly Norwood, an AI actor, sits in a office looking into camera .

Meet Tilly Norwood, the product of “the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) talent studio,” Xicoia. She's got accounts all over social media, is actively looking for agent representation and studios are reportedly [via Deadline] "circling" to get her in their movies.

Unsurprisingly, this has received a wave of backlash from Hollywood actors and creators alike, alongside humble film and TV fans like me. Emily Blunt has dubbed the move [via Variety] "really scary," urging agencies "not to do that," but creator Eline Van der Velden has a different opinion.

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