Tilly Norwood, the fully A.I. 'actor,' to be part of rapidly expanding 'Tillyverse'

Written By Curt Doty

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by Isabel Yip | NBC NEWS

Amazon's Mark Whelan will join the studio behind Tilly Norwood to help build a "constantly evolving digital universe where Tilly and a new generation of AI characters will live.”

Welcome to the “Tillyverse” — the digital world of controversial AI "actor" Tilly Norwood that its creator says will allow AI characters to collaborate and build artificial acting careers.

The CEO of Particle6, Eline van der Velden, announced the “rapid expansion” of Tilly Norwood and its universe on Monday in a press release. Van der Velden has also recruited Amazon Executive Mark Whelan from Prime Video as Head of Strategy and Operations for the AI talent studio Xicoia, which is part of Particle6.

Whelan, Van der Velden said, will help the studio develop Norwood into “a future global superstar.”

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Curt Doty

Curt Doty is a former NBC Universal creative executive and award-winning marketer. As a creative entrepreneur, his sweet spot of innovation has been uniting the worlds of design, content and technology. Working with Microsoft, Toshiba and Apple, Curt created award-winning advanced content experiences for mobile, eBooks and advertising. He has bridged the gap between TV, Film and Technology while working with all the movie studios and dozens of TV networks. Curt’s Fortune 500 work includes content marketing and digital storytelling for brands like GM, US Army, Abbott, Dell, and Viacom.

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