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Creating AI-generated dramas requires actors, so Chinese platforms are turning real people’s faces into stock assets. Currently, citizens have the opportunity to earn money by granting AI content developers the rights to use their likenesses, although controlling the subsequent distribution of these digital faces proves to be much more difficult. Residents of China can now […] Post Digital Doubles for Hire: The Chinese Are Turning Real People into Virtual Actors at Root-Nation.com.

AI-generated actor Tilly Norwood, created by UK-based studio Particle6, is set to star in her first feature film 'Misaligned.' The film, described as a 'coming-of-age story infused with existential AI chaos,' explores themes of identity and performance through an AI character with access to human backstories. Particle6 founder Eline van der Velden aims to demonstrate AI's potential in cinema while emphasizing the necessity of human creativity. The project faces criticism from unions like SAG-AFTRA, which argue that AI-generated actors threaten human livelihoods and devalue artistry. The film's surreal setting in a 'digital world located somewhere up in the Cloud' blends humor and self-awareness, with van der Velden stating it 'absolutely will be funny, chaotic and self-aware.' Despite industry backlash, the studio plans to collaborate with traditional filmmakers and AI specialists to produce the film, highlighting the tension between technological innovation and human craftsmanship in the entertainment industry.

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Tilly Norwood’s debut marks a turning point for creativity, labor, and the meaning of “real” in an era of synthetic news, videos, and faces.

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SAG AFTRA told the industry on Tuesday that it will not accept AI actors that replace real talent. The union said creativity must stay human centered. It warned

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