Tilly Norwood, an actress created using artificial intelligence (AI) , is going viral for abruptly switching to speaking Chinese in the middle of an interview.
The incident happened during ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ when Norwood was answering a question posed by actor Tom Conti about her upcoming feature film Misaligned.
Norwood affirmed that the actors seen on the screen in the film were “digital twins” just like her, before switching to Cantonese, a variety of Chinese spoken in China’s Guangdong province (historically called Canton), Hong Kong , and Macau .
What Tilly Norwood’s creator said
Her creators launched an interactive, interview-only version of the AI actress last month. “That was a bit of a curveball even for me. It’s usually a pretty smooth ride, but sometimes these things happen. It’s worth noting that the version of Norwood that appeared on Piers Morgan’s show is a separate, interview version called “Talking Tilly. Particle6 is the company that created Norwood. “Tilly can be a bit of a show-off — I’m guessing she just wanted to show her language skills, as most of her interviews to date have been in English. This version went on a highly publicised media tour, participating in a press junket and appearing on several media outlets. The Piers Morgan interview was a part of the same media tour.
“It seems I had a little hiccup there … sometimes my wires get a bit crossed,” Norwood said. In a statement to Deadline, Eline van der Velden, the founder and CEO of Particle6, said the AI actress’s language switch-up wasn’t actually a mistake. She is autonomous after all,” Velden said.
