Why is the uncanny valley so unsettling? | QI - BBC

Do you know what the term "uncanny valley" means? #QI #iPlayer

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[casbot]

Thought, could there have once been a evolutionary advantage to being scared of something that looked almost human, but wasn't?

[alishademmery]

Love this show happy three hundredth anniversary

[bbartky]

I know I’m not alone here but I’ve never experienced the uncanny valley feeling. 🤷‍♂️ In addition, the originator of the term saw it as more of a thought experiment than a scientific hypothesis.

And while I don’t doubt that some human-like things creep out some people there’s no consistent pattern about what those things look like. For example, I have read that rag and Barbie dolls give some people the uncanny valley feeling. I don’t doubt that they feel that way but the fact that millions of children play with those dolls shows that it can’t be universal.

[funkymunky]

Who's the deaf one? I hope she can hear me.