This week, our host Lauren Goode, along with two of our senior writers, Kate Knibbs and Paresh Dave, dive into the show’s ...

AI’s downside is also a major, disturbing theme in “Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI,” the de Young Museum’s latest modern-art exhibit, ... simulated landscape that’s on the wall ahead — ...

The Uncanny Valley Explained - Why Robots, Dolls and Mannequins are Creepy The Uncanny Valley is a common unsettling, anxious ...

But the disconnect between characters and landscape can break a film's illusion, too. Scientists find that the uncanny valley effect is elicited most strongly by characters that are highly ...

The uncanny valley hypothesis states that artificial characters and objects that are almost but not fully human-like will trigger a deep sense of unease. To depict this phenomenon, the research ...

The viral "uncanny valley" makeup trend is taking over TikTok with more than 40 million views as creators are trying to spook their viewers with their scary good makeup skills.

Developed by Hanson Robotics, “Sophia” is considered to be the most advanced humanoid robot ever created. With her human-like appearance and her astonishing imitations of natural facial ...