Let’s be frank: everyone thinks they can act. On a weekly basis, I have people ask me about “getting some voice over work for extra money” or doing a show “for fun.” And I have to wonder if any other industry is viewed this way. Do doctors have friends who suggest popping in for a quick organ transplant for kicks? Do relatives ask cops if they can borrow their gun and badge for a day? There’s a reason acting is so aspirational and yet so hard to succeed at.

When stories broke over the weekend about what people are calling the first AI-generated actress, Tilly Norwood , the response from Hollywood was so negative that one really had to wonder what the creators expected. In a time where the industry has been decimated by COVID, strikes and changing business models, who thought this would

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