AI ENTERTAINMENT
The cloud has a casting call
AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood is set to star in Misaligned, a new film from Particle6, the UK studio that created her.
Particle6 says the film is set in a surreal digital world “somewhere up in the Cloud.”
Norwood plays an AI being with no real memories of her own, but access to other people’s childhoods and backstories.
The key points:
Tilly Norwood is an AI-generated actor created by UK studio Particle6.
She will star in Misaligned, a film about AI, identity and performance.
The project has renewed concerns about AI replacing human actors.
Synthetic star power
The studio’s founder, Eline van der Velden, says the film is meant to show how AI can be used in filmmaking, while still relying on human writers, directors, editors and AI specialists.
But Norwood has already caused backlash in Hollywood.
SAG-AFTRA, the US actors’ union, says it does not see her as a real actor and has raised concerns about AI replacing human performers.
AI was also a major issue during the 2023 Hollywood strikes, as actors pushed for stricter rules around how studios can use the technology.
Did somebody say publicity stunt? - MV