By Lily Ford AI “actor” Tilly Norwood has released a debut single and accompanying music video. From the London-based Xicoia Studios, the release comes ahead of Norwood’s official AI acting debut later this year and offers the first glimpse into the evolving “Tilly-verse,” a new entertainment world where AI characters “live, interact and work.” “Take the Lead” is inspired by a recently published essay written by Eline van der Velden, Norwood’s creator and CEO of production company Particle6 and its AI talent studio Xicoia. The lyrics, she explains, reflect on last year’s extensive backlash across Hollywood following the news that agents were looking to sign Norwood. The music video, released on Tuesday, shows an AI Norwood singing atop a London rooftop, swinging from a disco ball, in the bath, and flying through the clouds on a blow-up flamingo, among other activities.…