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Is the Uncanny Valley Real?

Is the Uncanny Valley Real?

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August 22, 20171h 7m

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Show Notes

In 1970, roboticist Masahiro Mori wrote an essay that said the closer robots come to lifelike, the more they unsettle humans. His theory became the Uncanny Valley, and science has been evaluating it – and what makes something creepy - in recent years.

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