Social Media Ideas for Uncanny Valley

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study

Photo by Alex Knight on Unsplash. By Hasan Ayaz, Drexel University; Ewart J. de Visser, United States Air Force Academy; Frank Krueger, George Mason University, and Yigit Topoglu,...

Welcome to the ‘Uncanny Valley,’ the Haas Brothers’ Fantastic and Cheeky Universe

Now on view in Austin, the Haas Brothers' mid-career retrospective plunges visitors into their fantasy world. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Memb...

Thing 2.0? This Creepy-Cute Robot Walks on Its Fingers

Researchers designed a robotic hand inspired by The Addams Family, and it does not disappoint.

Unintentional Creepy Is Creepier Than Regular Creepy

Experimental Build Of Nvidia’s DLSS 5 AI Slop Filter Leaks And Turns Beloved Video Game Characters Into Uncanny Valley W...

Modders have started applying the leaked version of Nvidia's DLSS 5 filter to games and, yep, it's pure nightmare fuel

They Look Human… But They Aren’t

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, and increasingly advanced technologies, warnings about the future are becoming more serious. Some experts ha...

Digital (De-)Aging and the Uncanny Valley Problem

Every few years, a blockbuster tries to digitally age or de-age one of its biggest stars, and every few years, the audience argues about whether it worked. It has become one of the...

The Humankind 2 trailer looks so much like AI the developer had to explain it's not

The uncanny visual style that has people talking.

Scientists Create New Humanoid Robot That Flinches in Fear When You Come Close

Bow down to your human. The post Scientists Create New Humanoid Robot That Flinches in Fear When You Come Close appeared first on Futurism.

Early leak of NVIDIA's DLSS 5 has an uncanny valley problem

People are grafting a pre-release version of DLSS 5 onto their favorite games with unspectacular results.

Humanoid robots are getting even creepier (this one can cry on command)

Humanoid robots have improved emotional mimicry to the point of being able to cry during an emotional conversation.

Mixed human feelings after a day at a park full of robots

SEOUL, South Korea — The robot waves at me. I tentatively wave back. Staring into its glassy black face, I can’t quite tell if it is actually responding to what I’m doing or just f...

“Whose Faces Are These???”: People Are Creeped Out Over An AI-Looking Photo Of The Kardashians Promoting Their Show’s Up...

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"Unsettling" – Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 AI filter has leaked, and gamers are horrified

Final Fantasy 7's Cloud looks like Scarlett Johansson in a Mötley Crüe wig.

Victoria Song on Meta Muse’s Cuteness

Victoria Song, in her Optimizer column/newsletter for The Verge: I’ve been aggressively avoiding Muse since it launched a few weeks ago. Sure, some of that is because I was bus...