Uncanny valley

In Robotics: theory that Masahiro Mori had about robots and the uncanny. The theory is that when robots start looking more human, people start to like them better until they look almost completely human and become scary but that they can eventually get to the point where people cannot tell they are not human and then people go back to liking them better.

In general: The given name to a feeling of unease and discomfort when looking at something that looks vaguely human but isn’t

Category:Philosophy