George thinks you are a machine. Most of the time he sneers at you. Perhaps he is bitter, perhaps he is just teasing. But either way there is no need to be offended. George is a computer program.

Despite being an artificial intelligence, he is an incredibly likeable character. He cracks jokes at your expense and sometimes blurts out random responses.

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To web surfers, 'George' is a bald, spectacled and slightly androgynous-looking 39-year-old, who claims to be a computer programmer. But to his creators, this quirky chat robot, or 'chatbot', represents an enormously promising future for artificial-intelligence avatars on the internet. And IST research played its part.

Powered by award-winning artificial intelligence (AI) that was developed by British programmer Rollo Carpenter, 'George' the avatar has a 3D appearance, a variety of facial expressions and the ability to understand and respond to others using human speech. He is the product of groundbreaking work by British firm Televirtual, a leading developer of virtual-reality control systems for animated content.

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George says he doesn't know if he wants to work in a call center, and doesn't think he could sell car insurance which is unfortunate, as his creator has just that sort of future mapped out for him.

"I am not an artificial intelligence program," insists George.

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Though he's never admitted it, George has a twin brother by the name of Harry.

Harry is still learning, but he's a spokesman ... spokesperson ... erm spokesbot ... for HMC, and would love to talk to you about marketing.

Harry himself

George, who is 39, single and light-hearted, is looking for friends on the Internet.

He has gifts: the ability to speak in 40 languages and with 2000 people at the same time.

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