This article was originally posted on Northeastern Global News by Cody Mello-Klein.
Tilly Norwood is the talk of the town in Hollywood right now. But unlike most actresses, it’s not because of a performance, activism or even a public blowup. It’s because Norwood isn’t an actress at all: She’s an artificial intelligence tool.
The recent news that several agents were in talks to sign Norwood, the creation of actor, comedian and tech entrepreneur Eline Van der Velden, has sparked widespread backlash across Hollywood. It has resurfaced concerns about AI replacing human jobs in the creative arts and has sparked questions about the very nature of human creativity.
However, does an AI “actress” like Norwood really spell doom for acting as an art form?
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