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The world's first AI actress and 'her' creator - the Saturday story - The Story

The world's first AI actress and 'her' creator - the Saturday story - The Story

Update: 2025-11-22
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Tilly Norwood, the world's first 'AI actress' has rocked Hollywood, sparking union protests and denounced by actors such as Whoopi Goldberg, George Clooney and Emily Blunt. For some she's a threat to the artform, for others an inevitability. She'll never forget her lines, turn up late or fall drunk out of a bar. Tilly can appear in multiple films at once and even change her appearance at will. But what does her creator say? Is she the future of cinema? Eline Van der Velden tells her side of the story, from the A-list backlash, to developing Tilly's personality.


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Host: Tom Whipple, science correspondent, The Times.

Producer: Dave Creasey.

Read more: I invented the AI actress Tilly Norwood. She’s no threat to Hollywood

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The world's first AI actress and 'her' creator - the Saturday story - The Story

The world's first AI actress and 'her' creator - the Saturday story - The Story