AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Hollywood's first AI actress can't explain how she reads your personal data
A London production company's AI-generated "actress" identified a CBS News reporter's age and regional origin within minutes of a video interview, and neither the bot nor its creator could explain how. CBS News reporter Leigh Kiniry sat down for a video interview with "Tilly Norwood," a digital persona billed as the world's first AI actor, […] The post Hollywood's first AI actress can't explain how she reads your personal data appeared first on American Almanac .
A London production company's AI-generated "actress" identified a CBS News reporter's age and regional origin within minutes of a video interview, and neither the bot nor its creator could explain how. CBS News reporter Leigh Kiniry sat down for a video interview with "Tilly Norwood," a digital persona billed as the world's first AI actor, and came away unsettled. Within roughly a minute of conversation, the AI, which takes the form of a freckled twenty-something woman, had pegged Kiniry's approximate age and the region of the United States she comes from. When pressed, the bot's creator offered no clear answer for how that happened. Eileen Van Der Velden, who has run the London-based production company PARTICLE 6 for twelve years,…Open