Tilly Norwood's music video is so bad that I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief — for now

AI goes fast, but it doesn't always go smoothly. Take AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood's first, execrable music video. On the one hand, it's a milestone in generative AI, bringing together a digital concoction, AI music, lyrics, and the work of 18 humans who, I presume, don't know any better.

I'm heartened by Take the Lead, not for its earworm lyrics, but because it is so, so bad on so many levels.

It's been almost six months since Tilly Norwood, a Particle6 AI creation, burst on the scene with aspirations to become the first AI actress. She's just shy enough of perfect (freckles, tussled hair) to be almost believable as a flesh-and-blood creation, but then you hear her speak or, as is now the case, sing.

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