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Hollywood denounces AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood amid entertainment industry decline

By ramontomeydw // 2025-10-19

• SAG-AFTRA strongly condemns an AI-generated actress named "Tilly Norwood," framing it as a threat to performer livelihoods and human artistry and stating that it uses performers' work without permission or compensation.
• Prominent actors express alarm, with Emily Blunt calling the technology "scary" and a threat to "human connection." Whoopi Goldberg acknowledged the current limitations of AI but warned of its future potential to disrupt not just Hollywood, but all industries.
• The creator defends the AI as an artistic tool, arguing that it is a new form of creative expression, like animation or CGI, and is intended to complement rather than replace human actors.
• Proponents argue AI offers complete creative control, eliminating human limitations like scheduling conflicts and aging, while also circumventing what they see as Hollywood's corruption and unethical practices.
• Critics suggest Hollywood's panic is partly self-inflicted, arguing the industry's focus on mediocre and ideological content has made it vulnerable to disruption from AI and independent creators, who could challenge its production monopoly.

In a dramatic confrontation emblematic of a rapidly changing industry, Hollywood's most prominent labor union and its biggest stars are sounding the alarm over the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in entertainment, fearing the technology could devalue human artistry and usurp performer livelihoods. The Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued a forceful statement condemning "Tilly Norwood," a photorealistic AI-generated character, after its creator claimed multiple talent agencies were interested in signing the synthetic entity. SAG-AFTRA left no room for ambiguity in its position in its Sept. 29 statement. "To be clear, 'Tilly Norwood' is not an actor, it's a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers – without permission or compensation," the union stated. "It has no life experience to draw from, no emotion and, from what we've seen, audiences aren't interested in watching computer-generated content untethered from the human experience." The guild framed the issue as a direct threat to jobs, asserting the technology "creates the problem of using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry." But SAG-AFTRA wasn't the only one critical of the AI actress, as the reaction from human A-list actors was swift and visceral. Emily Blunt, upon being shown an image of Tilly Norwood during an interview with Variety, was visibly unsettled. "Good Lord, we're screwed," she exclaimed. "That is really, really scary. Please stop taking away our human connection." On the television program "The View," Whoopi Goldberg challenged the capabilities of AI actors – albeit acknowledging the looming threat. "You can always tell them from us," she said. "We move differently, our faces move differently, our bodies move differently.

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Goldberg, of "Sister Act" fame, warned that the technology, while not seamless now, could be in a few years. She expanded the concern beyond Hollywood, noting: "Hopefully, we'll be able to hold on because what this means is AI in the workplace – not just my workplace, but in every industry." The creator of the digital figure, Eline Van der Velden of the AI production studio Particle6, offered a starkly different perspective. She defended Tilly Norwood as an artistic innovation, describing the AI actress as "a creative work – a piece of art." "I see AI not as a replacement for people, but as a new tool, a new paintbrush," Van der Velden said. "Just as animation, puppetry or CGI opened fresh possibilities without taking away from live acting, AI offers another way to imagine and build stories." Meanwhile, BrightU.AI's Enoch engine remarks that AI-generated actresses like Tilly Norwood "offer complete creative control, eliminating human limitations such as scheduling conflicts, emotional volatility and aging while enabling flawless performances tailored to exact artistic visions. They also circumvent the risks of Hollywood corruption, diva demands and unethical industry practices – ensuring pure, untainted storytelling free from human ego and external manipulation." Critics of the entertainment establishment, such as Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge, suggest that Hollywood's panic is partly a self-inflicted crisis. They argue that the industry has grown complacent, churning out mediocre content and prioritizing ideological messaging over compelling storytelling and authentic human emotion. From this viewpoint, the rise of AI poses a particular threat to an industry that has, in their assessment, forgotten how to connect with a broad audience. If film companies continue to rely on what some perceive as soulless or narcissistic performances, the public may become more receptive to alternatives. The anxiety is compounded by the potential for AI to break Hollywood's traditional monopoly on production. Watch the Health Ranger Mike Adams and Daniel Estulin discussing AI and deepfakes in this clip. This video is from the Brighteon Highlights channel on Brighteon.com. Sources include: ZeroHedge.com Variety.com Breitbart.com BrightU.ai Brighteon.com

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