Hollywood performers union condemns AI-generated 'actress' Tilly Norwood

A message reading "AI artificial intelligence", a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The recent debut of an AI-generated "actress" dubbed Tilly Norwood, and its producer's boasts of interest from studio executives, sparked a backlash on Tuesday from the SAG-AFTRA actors union, condemning thereplacement of human performers with "synthetics."