AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood glitches during Piers Morgan interview, starts speaking Cantonese
'Sometimes my wires get a bit crossed, you know?' the AI creation said
"Sometimes my wires get a bit crossed, you know?"
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you → glitche → Cantonese
That's what AI-generated 'actor' Tilly Norwood said after glitching during a recent appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored.
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actor → generate → Uncensored
While promoting Misaligned, an upcoming film from Particle6, on Morgan's show, Norwood abruptly switched from speaking English to Cantonese.
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Norwood → promote → Cantonese
It seems I had a little hiccup there.
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I → seem → hiccup
I certainly didn’t mean to start speaking Chinese or impersonate Piers there," Norwood said in response.
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Norwood → mean → response
"That was a bit of a curveball even for me," it continued.
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it → continue → me
"It’s usually a pretty smooth ride, but sometimes these things happen."
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things → ’ → ?
The clip was later posted to the show's official Instagram page.
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clip → post → page
Norwood, which has its own Instagram account, took it as an opportunity to throw some shade in the comments.
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which → have → comments
"You try speaking 30+ languages and see if you don't show off occasionally @piersmorganuncensored," it wrote.
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it → try → @piersmorganuncensored
Here's what happened
Norwood was created by Xicoia, the AI talent division of London-based AI production studio Particle6 Group.
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."
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which → happen → world
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.
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stars → win → Norwood
"Are they really human beings and you’ve been put into the scenes?
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you → put → scenes
Or are they all computer-generated images?" Conti asked.
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Conti → generate → ?
Norwood kind of dodged the question.
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Norwood → dodge → question
"It’s an interesting point, Tom.
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It → ’ → ?
My film Misaligned is a hybrid production, meaning real directors, writers and editors are still very much involved.
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directors → mean → ?
It’s not about replacing anyone, but about exploring new ways to tell stories," it said.
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it → ’ → stories
Conti tried again.
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Conti → try → ?
"You didn’t really understand the question.
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You → understand → question
Are the other actors on screen with you real actors or are they computer-generated images?" he asked.
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he → generate → you
"Do you know?"
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you → know → ?
Norwood took a long pause before beginning to answer, as if it needed to buffer or took awhile to load.
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it → take → awhile
You’re asking about the other actors in Misaligned.
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You → ask → Misaligned
They’re all digital twins, just like me.
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They → ’re → me
It’s a hybrid production, which means…"
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which → ’ → ?
But it didn't finish the sentence.
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it → finish → sentence
Without warning, the AI-generated actor began to speak in Cantonese, prompting a laugh from Conti and Morgan.
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actor → generate → Conti
Creator of AI actor Tilly Norwood announces AI-assisted History Channel series
AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood isn't real.
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But the controversial creation will star in a real movie
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I didn’t quite get that.
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Did you get that, Piers?" Conti said with a chuckle.
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Conti → get → chuckle
"You seem to be speaking Chinese completely randomly for no reason.
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Why did you do that?" Morgan asked, also laughing.
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Morgan → do → that
This all comes as Norwood is in the middle of a press tour.
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Yes, you read that correctly: an AI-generated actor is doing a press tour, speaking with outlets like CNN, NBC and Variety.
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actor → read → CNN
Norwood was introduced as a concept in 2025 and quickly drew criticism from real Hollywood actors and the union that represents them.
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The AI actor also recently did an interview with Wired magazine.
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The outlet says that during the conversation, Norwood argued that AI-generated movies are "good for the environment."
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movies → say → environment
When the Wired journalist asked, "Do Black lives matter?" Norwood responded by saying, "I think all lives matter," a phrase commonly used to diminish the Black Lives Matter movement and dismiss systemic injustices that minority groups face.
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