About this episode
The episode explores the uncanny valley effect and its implications in writing and communication.
Send us Fan Mail Ever had one of those messages that just doesn't seem quite right? A piece of writing that feels almost human? Some of the links for this episode include The Caelen Conrad video about the Florida University shootingChatGPT is Bullshit from the University of GlasgowThe Uncanny Valley - MIT ThesisEroding the Uncanny Valley - BPSThe uncanny valley effect in embodied conversational agents Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read i...
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- uncanny valley
- communication
- autism
- writing
Keywords
- Golem
- machine
- fan mail
- Florida University shooting
- ChatGPT
- MIT thesis
- autism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Florida University, University of Glasgow, MIT, BPS
Books & works: ChatGPT is Bullshit, The Uncanny Valley, Eroding the Uncanny Valley, Object personification in autism
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