Why my interview with AI actor Tilly Norwood creeped me out

CBS News has published an interview with Tilly Norwood, described in the article as the world's first "AI actor". The piece is a first-person account by the reporter who conducted the interview, and it appeared under the headline "Why my interview with AI actor Tilly Norwood creeped me out". According to the article, Tilly Norwood was able to tell the reporter's age and region within a minute of the interview. The headline attributes the reporter's reaction — the sensation of being "creeped out" — to the interview itself.

The article also reports the response of SAG-AFTRA. The organisation said it "is opposed to the replacement of human performers by synthetics". SAG-AFTRA also said of Tilly Norwood that the actor "was trained on the work of countless professional performers – without permission or compensation". The article presents these remarks as the union's objection to the system's training and to the prospect of synthetic performers taking roles otherwise filled by human performers.

The article places the reporter's account of the interview alongside SAG-AFTRA's statement. The detail the piece singles out from the interview is Tilly Norwood's ability to tell the reporter's age and region, which the article says occurred within a minute. The union's quoted position covers two things: the replacement of human performers by synthetics, and the use of performers' work in training without permission or compensation. Both are reported in the same CBS News article about the interview.