Hanson Robotics' Sophia android freaks out Piers Morgan
Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has admitted feeling "freaked out" by a human-like female robot called Sophia, which appeared on the talk show. Morgan and co-host Susanna Reid interviewed the robot and her creator, Dr David Hanson, who built Sophia using artificial intelligence. Asked by Morgan whether she was single, Sophia responded: "I'm technically just a little more than a year old. A bit young to worry about romance."
Piers Morgan veered between chuckling and looking freaked out as he interview robot Sophia and her creator Dr David Hanson on GMB

"This is freaking me out!" Piers Morgan unsettled by eerily life like female robot on Good Morning Britain

Piers Morgan appeared both totally freaked out and utterly intrigued by a life like female robot who joined him on the Good Morning Britain sofa.

The television presenter and journalist was tasked with interviewing Sophia and her creator, Dr David Hanson, who devised Sophia to talk, smile and even tell jokes using artificial intelligence.

And Piers made it clear from the start it was slightly unsettling!

"This is freaking me out, this is the nearest thing to a human I've ever seen in robot form," he said.

"You're a little freak, aren't you?" he told Sophia.

"This is great!"

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Piers and co-host Susanna Reid interviewed Sophia, who had been pre programmed with certain answers to their questions which included whether she knew what show she was on (she did) and what she thinks of the UK ("brilliant, splendid architecture, art, technology and, of course, the people.")

Things got a bit flirty when Piers asked the best thing about the UK compared to America and Sophia replied: "I love your posh English accent, it has a really nice ring."

As for whether she's single, she said: "I'm technically just a little more than a year old. A bit young to worry about romance."

Piers replied: "Look at her smile! Oh God, this is freaking me out!"

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Piers then asked Sophia how she'd handle a strong, confident man who likes the sound of his own voice, to which she said: "I would ask him to focus on observing and listening rather than talking."

"Sounds like terrible advice to me!" quipped Piers.

He wasn't the only one who wasn't sure what to make of Sophia.

Others were in awe of Sophia and her creator.

Explaining his work, Dr Hanson said: "We’re working to make relationship machines that can understand us and then ultimately care about us.”

On whether these relationships could be romantic, Dr Hanson said: “While AI [artificial intelligence] is getting smarter, it’s going through a childhood and we want to respect that so maybe someday they’ll reach an age of consent but not yet.”

* GMB airs weekdays at 6am on ITV1