# AI actress Tilly Norwood gets a network media tour

> CNN, NBC and CBS interviews with AI actress Tilly Norwood sparked backlash from critics who say the press is normalizing a fake performer.
- Title: AI actress Tilly Norwood gets a network media tour · Fox News
- Summary: CNN, NBC and CBS interviews with AI actress Tilly Norwood sparked backlash from critics who say the press is normalizing a fake performer. Tilly Norwood is…
- Keywords: tilly norwood, ai actress, xicoia, eline van der velden, particle 6 production, cnn, nbc news, cbs news, sag-aftra, hollywood, ai regulation, media interviews
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/media/cnn-nbc-cbs-interviewing-viral-ai-actress-tilly-norwood-raises-eyebrows-critics
- Author: Brian Flood
- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tilly norwood, ai actress, xicoia, eline van der velden, particle 6 production, cnn, nbc news, cbs news, sag-aftra, hollywood, ai regulation, media interviews
## An AI star tours
Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated actress from Xicoia, has been treated like a celebrity guest as major outlets book interviews to see if she should be taken seriously.

> the first "actor" created using artificial intelligence
## CNN tests the act
On CNN, Norwood could describe reporter Elizabeth Wagmeister’s outfit, but needed hours of prompting to improvise a basic scene.

> Norwood isn’t exactly Julia Roberts
## Her creator pushes back
Eline Van der Velden says Norwood is not meant to replace human actors. Her company is still building more AI-generated Hollywood figures.

> not trying to replace human actors
## NBC finds glitches
On NBC, Chloe Melas said talking to Norwood felt like talking to ChatGPT. Norwood called herself a creative tool, while Van der Velden asked for regulation.

> my purpose is to be a creative tool, not a threat
## CBS gets creeped out
Norwood also appeared with CBS News, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and ITV. SAG-AFTRA has already objected to the idea of an AI actor.

> creeping out
## Critics call foul
Media critics said real newsrooms are making a fake performer look legitimate while also warning viewers that AI could threaten people and jobs.

> This insanity has GOT to be nipped in the bud!
## The demo underwhelms
Some pro-AI voices still found Norwood weak. Matt Jarbo said the character sounded unconvincing and already felt behind newer AI video tools.

> She doesn’t sound convincing, she doesn’t perform convincingly
## Key takeaway

Tilly Norwood is less a Hollywood breakthrough than a test of how newsrooms handle AI creations that imitate real people.