The name "Tilly Norwood" strikes panic in the hearts of many actors. As well it should.
Tilly is young and beautiful, and there's a 100 percent chance she'll stay that way. She's an A.I. creation, the unlikely face of a movement that could leave some actors out of work.
Permanently.
Norwood hasn't appeared in any real films. At least not yet. That may change sooner than later, at least for some of Norwood's "peers." We'll soon see the late Val Kilmer make an A.I. comeback via the film "As Deep as the Grave."
Filmmaker Paul Schrader says he'll use A.I. actors to tell a story, he contends, can't attract flesh-and-blood black performers. And Sunny Hostin has teamed with an A.I. company to use digital actors to bring her books to life.
Heck, Tilly Norwood is almost out of fashion already. That didn't take long.
Yet she's important enough to secure an interview on NBC's "Today." Really.
A morning news program decided to interview what's essentially a chat bot. Yes, broadcast TV has no shame, and the editors who assigned it may not, either.
The Q&A gave Norwood's creators — U.K.-based Particle 6 — an impressive ad for its handiwork.
"I'm not a human, and I don't pretend to be," Norwood said at the start of the conversation. And, wouldn't you know it, she's just like us!
"I'm partial to classic rock," she confessed.
Stop the presses!
Correspondent Chloe Melas did offer a state of the industry assessment based on the interview. Melas said Norwood glitched during the chat, repeated herself more than once and spoke in an unconvincing voice.
Yeah, we heard it.
At least she didn't trash half the country like Rachel Zegler once did. That is one aspect of A.I. actors that should truly scare the real deal. They're less likely to virtue signal, cry "Free Palestine" or actively push potential movie goers away.
The A.I. Andrew Garfield wouldn't bash billionaires to score some cheap points.
Andrew Garfield mocked for telling billionaires to be 'scared' of his new film... as Spencer Pratt delivers savage reality check https://t.co/Tbrjjmt3TI
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) September 7, 2026
It's embarrassing that "Today" would trot out this faux interview with a fake person. But the NBC platform wasn't alone. CNN, which is getting closer and closer to being an actual banana, also "sat down" with Norwood.
The hard-Left channel's report pressed Norwood on whether A.I. actors should be eligible for Oscar consideration. CNN also asked the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for comment.
CNN looked the other way when a senile president held the highest office in the land. But they're all over Tilly!
The scary part? The technology is advancing so rapidly that these Norwood Q&As might be dramatically smoother in a few years. Or even less time.
The scarier part? "Today" and CNN found news value in talking to a bot. Perhaps recreating what Nick Shirley has done to expose rampant corruption was too much for a show with a broadcast TV budget.
