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“Sometimes my wires get a bit crossed, you know?” <\/p>\n
That’s what AI-generated “actor” Tilly Norwood said after glitching during a recent appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored.<\/p>\n
While promoting Misaligned, an upcoming film from Particle6, on Morgan’s show, Norwood abruptly switched from speaking English to Cantonese.<\/p>\n
“Oh, my apologies. It seems I had a little hiccup there. I certainly didn\u2019t mean to start speaking Chinese or impersonate Piers there,” Norwood said in response.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“That was a bit of a curveball even for me,” it continued. “It\u2019s usually a pretty smooth ride, but sometimes these things happen.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The clip was later posted to the show’s official Instagram page. Norwood, which has its own Instagram account, took it as an opportunity to throw some shade in the comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“You try speaking 30+ languages and see if you don’t show off occasionally @piersmorganuncensored,” it wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here’s what happened<\/p>\n
Norwood was created by Xicoia, the AI talent division of London-based AI production studio Particle6 Group.<\/p>\n
The glitch on Piers Morgan’s show came during a conversation about the other actors in Misaligned, which is described as a comedy-drama coming-of-age story set in a surreal digital world called the “Tillyverse.” <\/p>\n
Academy award-winning actor Tom Conti, who you may know from Reuben, Reuben or more recently Oppenheimer, asked Norwood whether its co-stars were real people.<\/p>\n
“Are they really human beings and you\u2019ve been put into the scenes? Or are they all computer-generated images?” Conti asked.<\/p>\n
Norwood kind of dodged the question.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s an interesting point, Tom. My film Misaligned is a hybrid production, meaning real directors, writers and editors are still very much involved. It\u2019s not about replacing anyone, but about exploring new ways to tell stories,” it said.<\/p>\n
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AI-generated \u2018actress\u2019 Tilly Norwood draws Hollywood backlash<\/p>\n
European AI production company Particle6 says their AI-creation Tilly Norwood has generated a lot of interest, but Hollywood actors including Emily Blunt, Melissa Barrera and Whoopi Goldberg as well as the SAG-AFTRA union have come out against the AI character.<\/p>\n
Conti tried again.<\/p>\n
“You didn\u2019t really understand the question. Are the other actors on screen with you real actors or are they computer-generated images?” he asked. “Do you know?”<\/p>\n
Norwood took a long pause before beginning to answer, as if it needed to buffer or took awhile to load.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Ah, right. You\u2019re asking about the other actors in Misaligned. They\u2019re all digital twins, just like me. It\u2019s a hybrid production, which means\u2026”<\/p>\n
But it didn’t finish the sentence. Without warning, the AI-generated “actor” began to speak in Cantonese, prompting a laugh from Conti and Morgan.<\/p>\n
“I didn\u2019t quite get that. Did you get that, Piers?” Conti said with a chuckle.<\/p>\n
“You seem to be speaking Chinese completely randomly for no reason. Why did you do that?” Morgan asked, also laughing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Polarizing figure<\/p>\n
This all comes as Norwood is in the middle of a press tour.\u00a0Yes, you read that correctly: an AI-generated “actor” is doing a press tour, speaking with outlets like CNN, NBC and Variety.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Norwood was introduced as a concept in 2025 and quickly drew criticism<\/a> from real Hollywood actors and the union that represents them.<\/p>\n