![\"Tilly](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_268198033-e290.jpg\")
\n\t\tThis is not a real woman (Picture: Tilly Norwood\/Facebook)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThis is not a real woman (Picture: Tilly Norwood\/Facebook)<\/p>\n
The woman you see above might look as real as any other human, but she\u2019s not.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s actually an artificial intelligence-generated actress named Tilly Norwood who, after a short time on the scene, has sparked interest among talent agents who are keen to hire her.<\/p>\n
As such, she\u2019s been hailed as \u2018the next Scarlett Johansson<\/a> or Natalie Portman<\/a>\u2019, sparking outrage from big names in Hollywood, who are branding it \u2018gross\u2019 and expressing rage towards the agencies who wish to sign her.<\/p>\n This has led to the creator of Tilly firing back, insisting that the digital actress is not a \u2018replacement\u2019 for a human being.<\/p>\n Taking to Instagram, comedian and technologist Eline Van der Velden wrote: \u2018To those who have expressed anger over the creation of my AI character, Tilly Norwood, she is not a replacement for a human being, but a creative work \u2013 a piece of art. <\/p>\n \u2018Like many forms of art before her, she sparks conversation, and that in itself shows the power of creativity.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t Van der Velden added: \u2018I see AI not as a replacement for people, but as a new tool, a new paintbrush. Just as animation, puppetry, or CGI opened fresh possibilities without taking away from live acting, AI offers another way to imagine and build stories. <\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m an actor myself, and nothing \u2013 certainly not an AI character \u2013 can take away the craft or joy of human performance.\u2019<\/p>\n She said that \u2018creating Tilly has been, for me, an act of imagination and craftsmanship, not unlike drawing a character, writing a role, or shaping a performance\u2019.<\/p>\n \u2018It takes time, skill, and iteration to bring such a character to life,\u2019 Van der Velden argued. \u2018She represents experimentation, not substitution.<\/p>\n \u2018Much of my work has always been about holding up a mirror to society through satire, and this is no different.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t She also believes that \u2018AI characters should be judged as part of their own genre, on their own merits\u2019, not compared directly to human beings.<\/p>\n \u2018Each form of art has its place, and each can be valued for what it uniquely brings,\u2019 she wrote.<\/p>\n Concluding on an optimistic note, the creator shared her hopes that \u2018we can welcome AI as part of the wider artistic family\u2019 and simply as \u2018one more way to express ourselves, alongside theatre, film, painting, music, and countless others\u2019.<\/p>\n \u2018When we celebrate all forms of creativity, we open doors to new voices, new stories, and new ways of connecting with each other.\u2019<\/p>\n Tilly was \u2018soft-launched\u2019 earlier this year, as accounts on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube were set up in her name, but her existence became official last week, coinciding with the launch of\u00a0AI talent studio Xicoia.<\/p>\n Since, plenty of famous names have criticised the concept, with Mexican actress Melissa Barrera raging online: \u2018Hope all actors repped by the agent that does this, drop their a$$\u2019.<\/p>\n \u2018How gross, read the room\u2019, she added on her Instagram Story.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018Out the agents. I want names,\u2019 said Kiersey Clemons.<\/p>\n Nicholas Alexander Chavez also commented: \u2018Not an actress actually. Nice try.\u2019<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Matilda actress Mara Wilson\u00a0argued an interesting point: \u2018And what about the hundreds of living young women whose faces were composited together to make her? You couldn\u2019t hire any of them?\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tNew here? Sign up for our daily newsletter\t\t\t<\/p>\n Hi, I\u2019m Alicia Adejobi, Metro\u2019s acting entertainment editor.<\/p>\n If you want to stay up to date with everything that\u2019s happening in the world of showbiz and beyond, why not sign up for our\u00a0News Updates newsletter<\/a>?<\/p>\n \t\t From the latest in pop culture to real-life features and top headlines from around the world, we deliver the biggest stories straight to your inbox, every morning.<\/p>\n Sign up now<\/a>.<\/p>\n Others took a more light-hearted approach with their criticism, as actor Lukas Gage jokingly wrote that Tilly \u2018couldn\u2019t hit her mark and was late\u2019.<\/p>\n This is far from the first time we\u2019ve seen AI enter the world of showbiz\u2014and it likely won\u2019t be the last.<\/p>\n Recently, AI R&B singer Xania Monet signed a $3million (\u00a32.2m) record deal, after clocking up a staggering 17m streams in just two months.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The singer was created by 31-year-old poet and designer Talisha Jones, using Suno, which is essentially another branch of ChatGPT which is used to transform her written lyrics into songs.<\/p>\n Her breakout single,\u00a0How Was I Supposed to Know?, even reached the top 10 of Billboard\u2019s R&B Digital Song chart. That, along with her four other tunes, has so far generated $52k (\u00a339k) in revenue.<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Tilly](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_267918776-eee0.jpg\")
\n\t\tTilly Norwood is an AI-generated actress who\u2019s already causing a stir in Hollywood (Picture: Tilly Norwood\/Instagram)<\/p>\n![\"Tilly](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_268198298-e348.jpg\")
\n\t\tTilly has already made her way onto Graham Norton\u2019s sofa\u2026 sort of (Picture: Tilly Norwood\/Facebook)<\/p>\n![\"Tilly](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_267920115-a980.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe creator has insisted she is not meant to replace humans (Picture: Tilly Norwood)<\/p>\n![\"NEW](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SEI_253483564-ba1f.jpg\")
\n\t\tCould the digital actress be the next Scarlett Johansson? (Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-c101-e1758894275789.jpg\")
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