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We’ve officially crossed into sci-fi territory becoming reality—TILLY, a fully artificial actor, just landed a role in an upcoming movie.

Not CGI, not a deepfake, not a stand-in—Trilly is an AI-driven performer built from the ground up to act, emote, and adapt on screen like a human. It reportedly signed a contract with the studio (yes, an actual legal agreement).

The idea is that instead of being controlled frame by frame, Tilly can perform scenes in real time with other actors, respond naturally to direction, and even improvise within its programmed character.

Some people are calling this a revolutionary moment for cinema, others say it’s the beginning of the end for human actors.

What do you think? Is this the future of filmmaking, or a gimmick that won’t stick.