AI-generated avatar Tilly Norwood switches to Cantonese during interview with Piers Morgan
During a live interview, the AI-created digital actor Tilly Norwood misunderstood a question and unexpectedly began speaking Cantonese, prompting clarification from the avatar and drawing attention to ongoing debates about AI in entertainment.
An interview on Piers Morgan's program featured Tilly Norwood, a digital avatar produced by the AI studio Particle6, who struggled to answer a question about the cast of the upcoming comedy-drama "Misaligned." When asked whether her co-stars were real people or computer-generated, Norwood initially gave a vague response about the film being a hybrid production and then repeated a similar answer before abruptly switching to Cantonese.
Morgan and guest Tom Conti expressed surprise at the sudden language change.
"You seem to be speaking Chinese completely randomly for no reason. Why did you do that?" Morgan asked.
Norwood replied that it was "a little hiccup" and apologized, saying the glitch was due to crossed wires and that such incidents are rare.
The clip quickly spread on social media, accumulating millions of views, and has reignited discussion about the use of AI-generated performers, which has faced criticism from actors' unions and concerns about potential impacts on employment in the entertainment sector.