Exclusive | AI ‘stars’ like Tilly Norwood and Xania Mamet are raking in millions, much to the horror of critics — but their creators are hitting back

Exclusive | AI ‘stars’ like Tilly Norwood and Xania Mamet are raking in millions, much to the horror of critics — but their creators are hitting back

A quick trip to the bathroom changed Eline Van der Velden’s life — and Hollywood — forever.  There, in the privacy of her porcelain escape, the artificial intelligence innovator was hit with a stroke of genius. It was a thunderbolt that would ultimately irk the A-list likes of Whoopi Goldberg, Emily Blunt, Natasha Lyonne, Ryan … Read more

‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood stirs outrage in Hollywood

‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood stirs outrage in Hollywood

Like thousands of actors, Tilly Norwood is looking for a Hollywood agent. But unlike most young performers aspiring to make it in the film industry, Tilly Norwood is an entirely artificial intelligence-made character. Norwood, dubbed Hollywood’s first “AI actor,” is the product of a company named Xicoia, which bills itself as the world’s first artificial intelligence talent … Read more