Calling viral AI actress Tilly Norwood? Agree to a face scan first
Tilly Norwood, an AI actress who went viral after a live broadcast malfunction, offers a video call service that requires callers to submit to a facial scan for age verification and also reads their mood during the call. The service is set to shut down permanently on September 27.
Why this matters: A novelty AI call service that face-scans you before you can speak to a fictional character is not a minor technical detail. That is biometric data collected for entertainment, from ordinary people who may not understand what they agreed to. Mood sensing during the call goes further still. When you read the fine print on something like this, you are usually finding out what you already gave away. The short lifespan of the service also leaves open the question of what happens to that data after it closes.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · General readers · AI governance · Policy
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