Over the weekend, news broke about a controversial new actress who was supposedly being circled by talent agencies. People were not wary of this new hit actress because of past crimes of geopolitical beefs, but because she was made entirely of AI. Speaking at the Zurich Summit, actor and technologist Eline Van der Velden, founder of the AI talent studio Xicoia, dropped the bombshell. She revealed that her studio's first creation, Tilly Norwood, is attracting serious interest from agencies.So, today, I want to dig into what a world with AI actresses looks like. Let's dive in. Who Is Tilly Norwood? I'm not really sure we should be treating AI talent like they're human beings. In fact, I think the idea that makes people excited is that you don't have to, which is an issue on its own. But for this article's sake, I won't get into that. Tilly Norwood is the creation of Eline Van der Velden, the CEO of an AI-focused production company called Particle 6. They launched AI talent studio Xicoia with the express goal of getting "hyperreal digital stars" into the marketplace. At the heart of this is the idea that they would use these creations to star in film and TV productions, have podcasts, do TikTok dances, YouTube content, make brand campaigns, and even star in or be the center of video games. — (@) So, Who Reps Tilly Northwood? For all these AI career aspirations, Tilly is going to need an agent, manager, lawyer, and...
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