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Selects: Is The Uncanny Valley Real?

Mar 25, 2023 · 1h 7m
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  • Roboticist Masahiro Mori proposed the Uncanny Valley theory.
  • It suggests robots nearing lifelike appearance can be unsettling.
  • The episode examines what makes things creepy.

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