Told that Tilly was designed to be “the next Scarlett Johansson,” Blunt quipped, “But we have Scarlett Johansson.”

Emily Blunt is the latest Hollywood star to voice alarm over the rise of artificial intelligence in entertainment, specifically AI performers. In a recent interview, she reacted with visible unease after being shown images of virtual actress Tilly Norwood, calling the creation “really, really scary.”

On the US chat show The View, comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg said audiences can tell the difference between humans and synthetic performers. She was sceptical over concerns that AI creations would steal jobs from human actors because they "move differently, our faces move differently, our bodies move differently".

The debut of Tilly Norwood, the first AI-generated actress, has ignited a significant backlash within the film industry. SAG-AFTRA, joined by other unions and prominent actors like Emily Blunt and Whoopi Goldberg,

A slew of A-list stars are furiously protesting after hearing the news that an 'AI actress' called Tilly Norwood is reportedly attracting agency interest. Yep that's right - we could be seeing a non-human person on our screens, made completely by artificial intelligence - and as you can imagine, the reaction hasn't been great.