00:00An AI actress named Tilly might be signing with a real talent agency.
00:05That's right, you know, the kind that represent actual humans with skin and pay taxes.
00:11And people are not chill about it.
00:12Actors like Marissa Barrera and Mara Wilson are calling it gross and psychotic.
00:16Tilly was created by Aline Vander Veldin, who was an actress, comedian, and CEO of Particle 6,
00:22a production company that launched an AI talent studio called Shikoya.
00:26Now their goal is to make Tilly the next Scarlett Johansson, which is bold considering Tilly doesn't have a pulse or elbows.
00:34The buzz is real, and while some fear this is the beginning of the end for human actors, let's take a breath.
00:40The idea of Meryl Streep doing a crying scene opposite a JPEG is unlikely.
00:45Acting is a deeply human craft.
00:47AI can mimic emotion, but it can't feel it.
00:50It's like watching someone pretend to enjoy cottage cheese.
00:53I mean, technically it's convincing, but spiritually, it's hollow.
00:57SAG-AFTRA even made a statement saying AI has no life experience to draw from, no emotion,
01:02and warned that synthetic performers jeopardize performer livelihoods and devalue human artistry.
01:08It's also worth noting that talent agencies represent a lot of people,
01:11from Oscar winners to influencers who review lip gloss in their cars.
01:14If they sign Tilly, it's probably more about brand deals and digital content
01:18than replacing Daniel Day-Lewis in the Phantom Thread sequel.
01:20So is it weird? Is it a little dystopian? Maybe.
01:23But no, it's probably not the death of cinema.
01:26It's more like the birth of a new genre.
01:28AI-adjacent entertainment.
01:30Think of it like the cottage cheese of Hollywood.
01:32Some people will enjoy it.
01:34Some people will call it gross and psychotic.
01:36But most people just want to eat the food that they enjoy.
01:39What do you think about AI actors?
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