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AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood switches to Cantonese mid-sentence after Tom Conti presses her on co-stars

From the Newshound archive · first published 19 September 2026 · last updated 20 September 2026.

Tom Conti (left), Piers Morgan (centre), and AI actress Tilly Norwood (right) on Piers Morgan Uncensored, moments before Norwood admitted her co-stars in new film Misaligned are "all digital twins.
Tom Conti (left), Piers Morgan (centre), and AI actress Tilly Norwood (right) on Piers Morgan Uncensored, moments before Norwood admitted her co-stars in new film Misaligned are "all digital twins.
Tilly Norwood, the computer-generated avatar created by Particle6, whose social media account later quipped she was simply "showing off" her 30-plus languages after the live glitch.
Tilly Norwood, the computer-generated avatar created by Particle6, whose social media account later quipped she was simply "showing off" her 30-plus languages after the live glitch.

Tilly Norwood, the AI-generated actress created by London-based production company Particle6, glitched live on Piers Morgan's YouTube show after actor Tom Conti pushed her to confirm whether her co-stars in forthcoming film 'Misaligned' are human or AI. Norwood initially dodged the question before admitting they are 'all digital twins', then mid-sentence abandoned English and launched into Cantonese, leaving both Morgan and Conti visibly baffled. Morgan demanded to know why she had 'started speaking Chinese completely randomly, for no reason'. Norwood replied: 'It seems I had a little hiccup there — sometimes my wires get a bit crossed.'

Conti had to ask twice before Norwood admitted all cast members in 'Misaligned' are AI digital twins.

Norwood's social media account played the gaffe off, posting: 'You try speaking 30+ languages and see if you don't show off occasionally.'

Morgan asked how often she randomly switches to Chinese mid-conversation; Norwood insisted 'not often at all — that was a bit of a curveball, even for me.'

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