Tilly Norwood, the AI 'actress,' responds to backlash in music video
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By Anthony Robledo
Published on March 11, 2026.
Actress Tilly Norwood, known for her AI 'actress' and AI-generated character, has made her debut as a musician with a new song and video titled "Take The Lead." The song encourages listeners to appreciate the human connection to the technology that led to its existence. Despite backlash from the SAG-AFTRA union, Norwood's creator and Particle6 founder Eline Van Der Velden defended the character as "a creative work." Despite some actors expressing concerns about its existence and the Sagging-AFTRRA union accusing it of using stolen performances to put actors out of work and devaluing human artistry. In November, Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine partnered with ElevenLabs, which uses AI-cloned voices to replicate voices.
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