AI Avatar ‘Tilly Norwood’ Sparks Outrage in Hollywood

The entertainment industry’s SAG-AFTRA union is the latest to oppose the use of the AI character.
AI Avatar ‘Tilly Norwood’ Sparks Outrage in Hollywood
The world-famous Hollywood Sign is een from Los Angeles on June 30, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Hollywood’s largest union became the latest in the industry to raise the alarm on the prospect of talent agencies signing a new “actress” created with artificial intelligence (AI).

In a strongly worded statement on Sept. 30, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) said the AI creation poses several problems for actors.
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