The woman behind AI “actress” Tilly Norwood endeavors to create dozens more synthetic performers, despite the widespread condemnation of her original creation.

Actress and technologist Eline Van der Velden, who founded the AI production studio Particle 6, told Deadline she intends to “ create 40 very diverse new characters to build [Tilly’s] universe and to play in this AI genre with a whole new cast” for her AI talent studio, Xicoia.

“We’ve got a few in the making but none are ready for release. It takes a long time to get something I’m happy with,” Van der Welden said, noting Tilly was a roughly six-month “ongoing process.”

The news of additional characters is likely to be met with backlash by many in Hollywood, including members of the SAG-AFTRA union, who have already decried

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