Tilly Norwood, fully AI 'actor,' blasted by actors union SAG-AFTRA for 'devaluing human artistry'

A major Hollywood actors union condemned reports that talent agents are looking to sign artificial intelligence "actor" Tilly Norwood for representation.

A major Hollywood actors union condemned reports that talent agents are looking to sign artificial intelligence "actor" Tilly Norwood for representation.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, said in a statement Tuesday that 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."

"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 union said.

The union blasted the AI creation for "using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry."

SAG-AFTRA added that Hollywood producers "should be aware that they may not use synthetic performers without complying with our contractual obligations, which generally require notice and bargaining whenever a synthetic performer is going to be used."