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Podcast: Hellbent for Horror
Episode: Episode 061- ACGT/0101: AI and the Uncanny Valley
Description: How does it make you feel when somebody stares at you? An unflinching stare. Angry? Scared? Anxious? All of the above? How about when said eyes belong to a doll? Depends on the doll, really. If it's obviously fake, then it's not a problem, but what if it's really life-like? The "uncanny valley" is a term that refers to a graphic representation of how comfortable we are with unreal faces. They can get closer and closer to human and we like them more until….they cross a threshold and then… let's say we're less than happ...