United Kingdom, Feb. 11 -- Tilly Norwood's creator has received death threats because of the AI actress.

Eline Van der Velden has been in contact with police after receiving a number of sinister warning messages against her life as a result of her involvement with the controversial digital creation.

She told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six: "They say there's no humanity behind it, and then they go after the human behind it. It's interesting to me."

The creation of an AI star has faced criticism from actresses including Emily Blunt, Melissa Barrera, and Whoopi Goldberg but Eline insisted she has had discussions with "loads and loads" of people in the entertainment industry keen to work with Tilly.

She said: "The reaction has bee...