AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Returns With Music Video Defending Artificial Intelligence

An AI-generated performer is back in the spotlight, and the internet is reacting once again.

Tilly Norwood, an AI-created “actor,” has resurfaced with a new single and music video titled “Take the Lead,” a track that openly responds to the backlash surrounding artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry.

The project comes from Xicoia, the AI “talent studio” founded by Eline van der Velden, who first introduced the digital performer last year while attempting to pitch the character to Hollywood talent agencies.

The music video for “Take the Lead” shows the digital performer appearing in multiple outfits and locations while singing lyrics that defend the role of AI in creativity.

At one point, the song claims critics fail to see the human effort behind AI projects. Lyrics in the track include, “They say it’s not real, that it’s fake, but I am still human, make no mistake.”