Hollywood's First AI Actress Sparks Outrage

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Meet Tilly Norwood—the actress who just landed a leading role in an indie film called Xicoia. She's got the look, she's got the presence, and she's got... absolutely zero pulse. That's right, Tilly is completely AI-generated, and Hollywood is losing its mind.

The backlash was immediate and fierce. When director Eline Van Der Velden revealed that their lead actress was synthetic, the film festival community erupted. Talent agents are scrambling, SAG-AFTRA is monitoring closely, and the Zurich Film Festival became ground zero for debates about AI's place in cinema.

What's the controversy?

So What?

This is a legitimate litmus test for where we draw the line between innovation and exploitation. The entertainment industry is watching closely because Tilly Norwood represents either the future of filmmaking or its most dystopian nightmare, depending on who you ask.

The irony? While AI companies promise these tools will "augment" human creativity, this use case is literally replacing humans entirely. As one talent agent put it, "We're not afraid of the technology—we're afraid of the precedent." And honestly, maybe they should be.

Industry Intel

Claude Sonnet 4.5 just landed, and according to Anthropic, it's their most capable AI model to date, especially when it comes to coding. If you've been following the AI model wars, this is Anthropic's answer to OpenAI's GPT-5 series.

Here's the headline: Claude Sonnet 4.5 can code autonomously for 30 hours straight. That's up from seven hours with Claude Opus 4, released just back in May. Anthropic even demonstrated the model building a complete Slack-like chat application entirely on its own.

Key improvements:

So What?

Anthropic is making a serious play for the developer market—the same audience that's been gravitating toward OpenAI's models and GitHub Copilot. But here's where it gets interesting: they're not just competing on benchmarks anymore. They're targeting the workflows where AI can actually replace entire coding sessions.

For developers, this means you've got a tireless coding partner. For the broader AI landscape, it signals that the competition is heating up in specialized domains rather than just racing for the highest benchmark scores.

Want to become a Claude expert? We cover the complete system—prompting strategies, automation, workflows, and real-world applications—all on Digestibly.

Get Your Hands Dirty!

Google's Nano Banana has been making waves as a seriously capable image generator, but here's a feature most people are sleeping on: System Instructions. Think of them as a permanent style guide that tells Nano Banana exactly how you want every image generated—without having to repeat yourself in every single prompt.

The beauty of system instructions is consistency. Whether you're building a brand, creating content for social media, or just tired of getting random art styles, custom instructions let you define your visual preferences once and watch the magic happen.

Here's how to set it up:

Example System Instructions to Try:

For Brand-Consistent Social Media Graphics:

For Photorealistic Product Photography:

For Editorial Illustration Work:

🔥 Power User Tip: Be hyper-specific about what you DON'T want as well. Add phrases like "Avoid oversaturated colors," "No cartoon-style rendering," or "Exclude busy backgrounds" to prevent common issues. The more guardrails you set, the more consistent your results will be.

Quick Bites

Stay updated with our favorite highlights, dive in for a full flavor of the coverage!

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pulse, a proactive morning briefing feature that automatically writes personalized summaries without you asking.

Meta introduced Vibes, their new AI video generation tool that lets you create short-form videos from text prompts, entering the increasingly crowded text-to-video space alongside competitors like Runway and Pika.

Google DeepMind added agentic capabilities to their AI models for robotics, enabling robots to autonomously plan and execute complex multi-step tasks in dynamic environments.

OpenAI launched Sora 2 with a TikTok-style app interface, transforming their text-to-video model into a social platform for AI-generated content.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed new AI legislation requiring companies to watermark AI-generated content and disclose when users are interacting with synthetic media, setting a potential precedent for federal regulation.

🧠 Notion Agent - Notion's AI assistant now connects directly with your workspace, understanding your docs, wikis, and databases to answer questions and automate workflows without leaving your notes.

💤 Uneversleep - An AI-powered automation platform that keeps your business running 24/7 by handling customer inquiries, scheduling, and routine tasks while you actually sleep.

🎬 SlateFrames AI - Transform your ideas into storyboards and shot lists using AI, perfect for filmmakers and content creators who want to visualize projects before picking up a camera.

The Neural Network

You guys absolutely loved our prompt from last week's edition. Plus we got kind of inspired while writing this…

We figured, why not do another one? Drop this prompt structure into Nano Banana/GPT-5 to generate a clean desk setup:

If you cook up something more aesthetic than this, let us know 👀

Until we Type Again…

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