By Atanu Biswas

In late September, Tilly Norwood, an “AI actor”—created entirely by artificial intelligence ( AI )—was introduced at the Zurich Film Festival. The AI talent studio Xicoia, a spin-off from AI production studio Particle6, created Norwood. She has a remarkable resemblance to Gal Gadot, Ana de Armas, and Vanessa Hudgens from the High School Musical era.

The creators hoped that Norwood would compete with real-life human movie stars like Natalie Portman, an Oscar winner, and Scarlett Johansson, an inadvertent AI symbol (recall the 2013 film Her) and Oscar nominee. The AI bot is not a substitute for people, according to comedian and business owner who runs Particle6, Eline Van der Velden. She compared Tilly Norwood to a paintbrush or a tool. AI acting is actually likened to an

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