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When outlets began reporting that Tilly Norwood, an A.I.-generated actress, was “in talks” to sign with a talent agent, Hollywood was outraged . Stella Hennen, however, was confused. “My friend sent me a video, and at first I thought she was pranking me,” the 20-year-old from Nashville told Slate—and not just because the concept of an “A.I. actress” is already baffling enough. It was because Tilly Norwood, supposedly a fictional character, looks exactly like Hennen, a real person.
“GUYS WHY IS THIS AI ACTRESS TILLY NORWOOD LOWKEY MY DOPPLEGANGER,” Hennen captioned a recent TikTok video that featured her posing side by side with the avatar. The video quickly