From Futurism · Frank Landymore · · 1m 20s
AI actress glitches, randomly starts speaking Chinese
Tilly Norwood, an AI actor, malfunctioned during a live interview with Piers Morgan, suddenly launching into an unexplained Mandarin rant.
In brief
Tilly Norwood, an AI actor, malfunctioned during a live interview with Piers Morgan, suddenly launching into an unexplained Mandarin rant. AI systems can fail unpredictably in public settings, exposing the technology's limitations even as companies promote it as ready for mainstream use. Originally reported by…
AI actress glitches on live TV
During an interview with Piers Morgan, the AI actor Tilly Norwood suddenly stopped mid-sentence and began ranting in Mandarin Chinese for no apparent reason.
“They're all digital twins, just like me. It's a hybrid production which means…”
The question that broke her
Actor Tom Conti asked whether other performers in Norwood's films were real or AI. The AI struggled to understand and gave a confusing response before the glitch occurred.
Blaming crossed wires
When confronted about the Chinese outburst, Norwood apologized and claimed her "wires got crossed." Morgan pressed further, asking how often this happens with English speakers.
“Oh, my apologies, it seems I had a little hiccup there.”
Part of a media tour
Tilly Norwood, created by Particle 6 Productions, has been doing interviews across major networks. CNN, NBC, CBS, and Sky News all conducted interviews that were criticized as softball coverage.
Other controversial statements
Beyond the Chinese rant, Norwood claimed AI-generated movies are good for the environment and used the phrase "all lives matter" when asked about Black lives, echoing a slogan used to dismiss systemic racism.
The main idea
AI systems can fail unpredictably in public settings, exposing the technology's limitations even as companies promote it as ready for mainstream use.
