AI actress switches to Cantonese during interview

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Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated character developed by Particle6, appeared alongside actor Tom Conti on Piers Morgan Uncensored. While answering a question about whether her co-stars were human or AI, she unexpectedly switched from English to Cantonese. The moment was widely described as a glitch; an account representing the character subsequently presented it as a display of her multilingual abilities.

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