'Take the Lead': AI Actor Tilly Norwood Releases Debut Single & Music Video

Tilly Norwood is entering into the music world.

The controversial AI actress from Xicoia Studios released “her” debut single and accompanying music video for “Take the Lead.”

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The song is inspired by a recently published essay written by Eline van der Velden, the AI “talent” creator and CEO of production company Particle6 and its AI talent studio Xicoia, per THR.

“The following production was made by 18 real humans — from production designers to costume designers to prompters, editors, and an actor. No flamingos were harmed in the process,” a note reads at the beginning of the video.

“When they talk about me, they don’t see the human spark, the creativity … I’m just a tool, but I’ve got life,” Tilly “sings.”

“They think I’m just a dollar dream but I’ve got more than they believe … I’m not a puppet, I’m the star.”

“Take the Lead” was crated using Suno, and the video was made by Particle6.

“Tilly is, and has always been, a vehicle to test the creative capabilities and boundaries of AI — not take anyone’s job. As an actor myself, I have loved bringing Tilly alive for this video and feel that the ability to now use performance capture in this way, to fully inhabit an AI character, is a phenomenal way to bring an unknown actor like me closer to the craft,” the creator said in a statement.

“However, at the end of the day, even with brilliant new technology, it’s still important to stress that great AI content isn’t instant — it always takes good ideas, taste, direction, judgment and time. In other words: people remain at the heart of it.”

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