AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Is on a Redemption Tour | Analysis

As the person behind the face of AI’s existential threat looming over Hollywood, Eline Van der Velden comes off as a cheery, slightly self-deprecating woman, whose smile momentarily turns into embarrassment when her small Bichon Frisé dog walks across the video conference screen (I confirmed it was not an AI construct).

While few people in entertainment know Van der Velden or her production company, Particle6, they may recognize her creation, the synthetic AI “actor” Tilly Norwood. It was the Dutch actress...