Controversial AI Platform Twinnin Launches First Funding Round & Targets Upwards Of $3M

Ah, Twinnin — because nothing says 'artistic integrity' like cloning an actor's face for a few quid. This delightful little platform is launching a seed round targeting $3M, with a post-money valuation of $25M, and has already signed up 2,000 'twins' — actors who've presumably agreed to have their faces used as digital puppets in shows, movies, or ads. The press release probably didn't mention that these twins will be paid a fraction of what the original actor would have earned, but that's showbiz, baby: efficiency through digitisation.

The $3M target is charmingly modest — barely enough to buy a decent CGI studio's coffee budget — but the $25M valuation suggests investors are banking on a future where no actual human need ever set foot on a set again. Why hire a real actor with all those pesky demands like lunch breaks and dignity when you can just license their face and animate it? The fact that 2,000 actors have already signed up tells you everything about the state of the industry: desperate times, desperate measures, and a willingness to sell your likeness for a shot at the gig economy.

And let's not pretend this is about 'empowering performers' — it's about cutting costs and eliminating the need for actual talent. Twinnin is the logical endpoint of the AI-driven race to the bottom: a platform that turns actors into data points, then pays them less for the privilege of being replaced by themselves. The seed round will probably close in a week, and the twins will be lucky if they get a credit. Lovely.