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This AI concept, named by Masahiro Mori, describes discomfort toward robots that look almost human.

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Your new ahaThe Uncanny Valley

The Uncanny Valley: Describes discomfort people feel toward almost-but-not-quite human robots. Source: Uncanny valley ↗

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