British acting union Equity has joined the criticism being directed toward Tilly Norwood , the so-called AI “actress” who has spent much of this week in the spotlight as one of the industry’s most controversial new developments.

Following condemnations from SAG-AFTRA, Equity execs in the U.K. have now dismissed any suggestion of Norwood’s acting capabilities but offered deep concern over the origins of the source material that was used to build her.

“Tilly is not an actress. She is an AI tool. Or it is in AI tool. That’s not a performer,” said Equity’s audio and new media organizer Shannon Sailing, speaking to BBC Radio. “But what that tool is is made up of performers’ work and we are concerned about where that work has come from, and if that’s been given consent to be used in th

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