This very gap—being close to human but not quite—is what causes the sense of unease, and it’s referred to as the “uncanny valley.” But what is it about the almost-but-not-quite human ...

Wikipedia says “The uncanny valley hypothesis predicts that an entity ... seeing [Automaton Robotics]’ hand and forearm move in almost human fashion is a bit on the disturbing side.

And it spent a lot of time repeating my points back to me in an agreeable fashion — like it was practicing ... too. It’s ...