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Questioning the concept of the “uncanny valley”

I frequently write about robots that reside in the “uncanny valley” – that area where humanoid robots no longer look cute and robot-like, but instead look like creepy, undead humans. In theory, this prevents humans from interacting with these robots in a meaningful, social way – we’re too distracted by their cold, dead eyes and [...]