US EditionAI 'Actress' Tilly Norwood Responds To Backlash In Debut Song: 'AI's ...
Tilly Norwood's debut single and video, created by a team of 18 humans, confronts AI backlash and previews the 'Tillyverse' ahead of her official acting debut.
- From London, the new music video 'Take the Lead' by AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood was released on March 10, 2026, showing her as an A-list celebrity with a pink flamingo motif.
- Eline van der Velden's soft launch last summer provoked backlash after agents were reported circling Norwood last September, with SAG-AFTRA and actors threatening boycotts.
- The song was generated with Suno, AI music generator, while Particle6 built the video using AI tools, proprietary processes, performance capture with Eline van der Velden, and 18 real humans.
- Early metrics show just over 4,000 views in the first four hours, around 80 comments mostly critical, with the YouTube channel under 4,000 subscribers and Instagram nearly 90,000 followers.
- Timed for the Oscars this Sunday, the release previews Particle6's cloud-based Tillyverse and follows Xicoia's recent hire of Mark Whelan ahead of Norwood's official AI acting debut later this year.
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AI-generated 'actress' Tilly Norwood appears in new music video addressing public backlash
The creators behind AI-generated "actress" Tilly Norwood have released a new music video and song addressing the public backlash to their character.
Company behind Tilly Norwood's creation release music video speaking to the critics
LOS ANGELES (CBS, KYMA) - A new rising starlet has Hollywood all a buzz as the company who created Tilly Norwood released a new music video speaking directly to the critics. Norwood may look like a star, but she's entirely AI-generated. Her, or its, first music video is a tongue-in-cheek response to the backlash she's faced since her debut five months ago. Her creators at Particle6 argue Norwood isn't a replacement for human artists, but a tool …
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The internet has united in disgust against a new music video released by AI-generated “actress” Tilly Norwood, which has been advertised as “the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman.”The song “Take the Lead” is inspired by a recently published essay written by Eline van der Velden, the creator of Norwood and CEO of production company Particle6 and AI talent studio Xicoia. The exec said it was all done in response to the backlash from Norwo…
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