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To: Talent agencies, producers
No AI actors—real audiences demand real actors!
Particle6, an artificial intelligence (AI) company, has created and launched a digital AI "actress" that they called "Tilly Norwood." And they are trying to get talent agencies to sign it.
AI can’t replace actors or their expertise, skill, and connection with audiences.
We respect performers and their craft. Sign the petition to make it clear to talent agencies: Viewers want real people, not AI fakes!
We respect performers and their craft. Sign the petition to make it clear to talent agencies: Viewers want real people, not AI fakes!
Why is this important?
It is unacceptable for talent agencies to sign with AI entities instead of real actors. This is a dangerous precursor for what’s to come, and we have to intervene
The production company, Particle6, debuted Tilly Norwood in a video over the summer. In the comedy sketch, they feature someone saying, “She’ll do anything I say. I’m already in love.” That’s what these AI companies are selling: boring, compliant, artificial replicas of the real thing.
But good entertainment and art isn’t created by lines of code that don’t critically think or interact with the work they are a part of. It is created by and for real people—and that is true at every level of production.
The controversy has sparked actors and labor unions to speak out against using generative AI to replace people in the industry. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) released a statement saying that the AI character “creates the problem of using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry.”
Add your name to the petition to demonstrate solidarity with actors and performers, and send a clear message to talent agencies that audiences DO NOT want them to sign with AI entities.