ACTRA, the Canadian union representing actors, has slammed the controversial artificial intelligence -generated Tilly Norwood creation as “synthetic competition.”

“’Tilly’s’ existence is nothing but lines of code, wrongfully based and programmed from actual human performance. There is no place in our industry, and no use in the humanity of art, for replacing performers with synthetics. ACTRA rejects any attempt to do so,” Marie Kelly, ACTRA national executive director and chief negotiator, told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement on Thursday.

ACTRA, the Canadian union representing actors, has slammed the controversial artificial intelligence -generated Tilly Norwood creation as “synthetic competition.”

“’Tilly’s’ existence is nothing but lines of code, wrongfully based and progr

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