AI Actor Tilly Norwood Launches Debut Musical Comedy Video Amid Oscar Buzz Tilly Norwood, the world’s first AI actor, debuts her musical comedy video 'Take the Lead,' challenging perceptions of AI in entertainment. Discover her creative journey!

AI Actor Tilly Norwood Launches Debut Musical Comedy Video Amid Oscar Buzz #London #United_Kingdom #Tilly_Norwood #Particle6 #AI_Actor

Tilly Norwood Creator Doubles Down on AI ‘Actors’ and Says It’s a ‘More Ethical Way to Perform,’ Urges Human Actors to ‘Future-Proof’ Themselves With AI Eline van der Velden is the CEO and founder of AI company Particle6, which is behind AI “actor” Tilly Norwood. The creation became the center of a Hollywood hailstorm in late 2025 after Van der Velden suggested on a panel in Zurich that she was set to sign with an agency. The comments prompted an […]

Creator of AI actress Tilly Norwood responds to fears of AI replacing human talent 🤖 #AI #tillynorwood #particle6 #hollywoodactress abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/...

Company Behind AI Actress Tilly Norwood Teams Up with the History Channel It's not aliens. It's AI.

The History Channel Netherlands commissions AI-led time travel series The broadcaster is partnering with Tilly Norwood creator Particle6 on the series The post The History Channel Netherlands commissions AI-led time travel series appeared first on TVBEurope.

Hearst Networks Commissions AI-Led Time Travel Series From Tilly Norwood Creator Particle6 Particle6, the UK-based production company founded by Tilly Norwood creator Eline van der Velden, has been commissioned to make a new AI-led series from Hearst Networks. Streets of the Past (Straten van Toen), is a 10-episode, short-form history series commissioned for The History Channel in the Netherlands. It will see Dutch historical investigator, author and reality […]

#Particle6 annonce la création de 40 acteur-ices généré-e-s en #IntelligenceArtificielle

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Tilly Norwood Creator Eline Van Der Velden Talks Backlash, Reveals Another 40 AI Actors Are In The Pipeline & Explains Why They Will Never Replace Real Actors EXCLUSIVE: When actress and technologist Eline Van der Velden sat down for a Deadline-moderated panel at the Zurich Summit in September, she never could have anticipated the intense global reaction that Tilly Norwood, the first AI-created actress from her fledgling AI talent studio Xicoia, would spark across the world. The polished brunette AI creation with a […]

Equity threatens mass direct action over use of actors’ images in AI content Union says growing numbers of its members have made complaints about infringements of copyright in AI material

Hell yeah @equityuk.bsky.social!!! Standing up for performers. Hey @particle6.bsky.social & other AI companies, this fight is global, we're all in it together.
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AI Actress Tilly Norwood Has Hollywood Fuming. Is She a Threat or a Stunt? Eline Van der Velden didn’t intend to set off a global backlash at the Zurich Film Festival. On a panel, she casually mentioned that she would soon be announcing which agency will represent “Tilly Norwood” — an AI character that her company, Particle6, has created. That remark — coupled with the image of the ingenue […]

Hollywood Union Says AI-Generated Tilly Norwood 'Not an Actor' | Common Dreams The synthetic performer, says SAG-AFTRA, is "a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers—without permission or compensation."

Billed as Hollywood’s first artificial intelligence actor, “Tilly Norwood” was introduced by #Particle6 founder and CEO #ElineVanderVelden, who has launjched a new venture called #Xicoia, the “world’s first AI talent studio.”
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Meet Tilly Norwood: Hollywood’s Newest ‘AI Actor’

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Do you know who Tilly Norwood is?

If not, that will change soon.

This video is now at the top of the discussion about actors in AI. It is made completely with AI by Dutch artist Eline van der Velden, which means no actors were used in the video.

The main character of Particle 6, her studio […]

Hollywood is not taking kindly to the AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood | TechCrunch Tilly Norwood is not real, but the company that created her hopes that she's the first of many AI-generated stars.

#TillyNorwood is a London-based actress with about 40,000 Instagram followers. Also, she’s not real — she is an AI-generated character created by #Xicoia, the #AI division of the production company #Particle6.
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Meet Tilly #Norwood..... (and Emily!)🧐

“No, are you serious? That’s an #AI? Good Lord, we’re screwed! That is really, really scary!

Come on, agencies, don’t do that! Please stop! Please stop taking away our human connection.”
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#TillyNorwood #Xicoia #Particle6

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Creators of AI Actress Tilly Norwood Respond to Backlash, Create New Talent Agency The AI tools company Particle6 is spinning off a talent agency for its AI creations, including Norwood.

Les créateurs de l'actrice IA Tilly Norwood répondent aux critiques et lancent une nouvelle agence de talents dédiée à leurs créations IA, dont Norwood, par la société #Particle6. 🤖✨ #IAGénérative #InnovationIA #IAStartups https://kntn.ly/67b2b4c2

Creator Of Controversial AI Actress Tilly Norwood Puts Out Statement Following Backlash: “She Is Not A Replacement For A Human Being” The creator of AI actress Tilly Norwood has put out a statement following a fierce backlash in response to news over the weekend that talent agents were looking to sign the AI-generated character. Tilly Norwood is the creation of actress, comedian and technologist Eline Van der Velden, CEO of AI-focused production company Particle 6, who […]

Melissa Barrera, Lukas Gage & More React To AI Actress Tilly Norwood As Some Suggest Agency Boycott: “Read The Room” As AI talent studio Xicoia unveils its first digitally generated “actor” Tilly Norwood to Hollywood, the avatar’s real-life peers have some opinions. Following Deadline’s report that several talent agencies are interested in signing Norwood, Melissa Barrera, Kiersey Clemons and more actors have suggested a boycott of such agencies after Xicoia founder Eline Van der Velden […]

Eline Van Der Velden, Founder Of AI Indie Particle6, Launches AI Talent Studio Xicoia For “Hyperreal Digital Stars” EXCLUSIVE: As AI continues infiltrate the entertainment industry, Particle6 founder and CEO Eline Van Der Velden is taking it one step further with the launch of Xicoia, an AI talent studio designed to create, manage and monetize a new generation of hyperreal digital stars. The new company, which Van Der Velden will officially launch at […]