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TEC316: An AI “actress” is courting Hollywood talent agencies—but is this art or just mimicry? Dom Bettinelli and Thomas Sanjurjo unpack SAG-AFTRA’s response, the threat to human creativity, and why performance needs soul.

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Links for this episode:

• sagaftra.org statement on synthetic performer
• SAG-AFTRA Responds To AI Actress “Tilly Norwood” Furor
• Creator Of AI Actress Tilly Norwood Puts Out Statement After Backlash
• Letter to Artists (April 4, 1999)
• Sacred Art or Synthetic Imitation? The Catholic Challenge to AI-Driven Creations
• AI is no shortcut for divine artistic inspiration
• Amazon Kindle Scribe, now in color—redesigned for productivity
• ‘No driver, no hands, no clue’: Waymo pulled over for illegal U-turn

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