In September 2025, Dutch production company Xicoia caused quite the stir in Hollywood. At the Zueich film festival they unveiled Tilly Norwood: the world’s first non-human actress, created entirely by AI.

The Guardian described Norwood as an “uncanny fusion of Gal Gadot, Ana de Armas and High School Musical-era Vanessa Hudgens”, and a panel was told she has “attracted the attention of multiple talent agents”.

Surely AI will never be able to replace real human actors though, will it? Are actors the only ones affected? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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