Creator of AI actor Tilly Norwood says she received death threats over project
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Source: The Guardian TechnologyMarch 26, 2026
Summary
Eline van der Velden created an AI actor called Tilly Norwood (a digital twin, or an AI-generated copy of a person) and received death threats following global backlash against the project. Van der Velden stated she developed it to spark discussion about AI's impact on entertainment, but the reaction from Hollywood actors and unions was more severe than expected.
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Attack SophisticationTrivial
Impact (CIA+S)
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/26/tilly-norwood-ai-actor-creator-backlash-death-threats
First tracked: March 26, 2026 at 02:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 75%