"the (real) Dutch-British actress Eline Van der Velden, who talked about her nonhuman "acting" avatar, Tilly Norwood, at the Zurich Film Festival on Saturday. In a panel discussion, Van der Velden gushed about Particle6's new artificial intelligence lab, Xicoia, and its upcoming roster of " hyperreal digital stars," as Deadline characterizes them. The actress-entrepreneur also added that Tilly Norwood, who "starred" in a company-produced sketch video back in July, may be signing to a talent agency."
"Almost immediately after the event was reported, myriad human actors, including Toni Collette and Mara Wilson, expressed their objections to the whole affair on social media, demanding that the interested agents expose themselves. Particle6's " A.I. Commissioner" sketch, which marked Tilly's first on-screen appearance, was resurfaced and deluged with negative comments on YouTube, as was a puffy Broadcast International writeup where Van der Velden had called her virtual bot "the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman.""
Particle6 Productions launched a nonhuman acting avatar named Tilly Norwood and created an AI lab called Xicoia to produce hyperreal digital stars. Founder Eline Van der Velden presented Tilly and indicated the avatar may sign with a talent agency after appearing in a company-produced sketch. The initiative triggered swift opposition from many human actors, including Toni Collette and Mara Wilson, who demanded transparency from interested agents. The avatar's sketch and promotional writeups resurfaced online and attracted a surge of negative comments, especially after comparisons to established film stars provoked further criticism.
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