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Creator says AI actress is 'piece of art' after backlash
The Freeman
|October 05, 2025
The creator of an AI actress who recently exploded across the internet has insisted she is an artwork, after a fierce backlash from the creative community.
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Tilly Norwood — a composite girl-next-door described on her Instagram page as an aspiring actress — has already attracted attention from multiple talent agents, Eline Van der Velden told an industry panel in Switzerland.
Van der Velden said studios and other entertainment companies were quietly embracing AI, which her company, Particle6, says can drastically reduce production costs.
“When we first launched Tilly, people were like, ‘What’s that?’, and now we’re going to be announcing which agency is going to be representing her in the next few months,” said Van der Velden, according to Deadline.
This story is from the October 05, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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