EPISODE · Sep 10, 2025 · 6 MIN
Episode 25: The Uncanny Valley of Objects: When AI Design Feels Almost Human
from AI-Ignited · host Elif Başer
In this episode of AI Ignited, host Elif Baser speaks with Beyza Altan about a strangeand fascinating frontier: the uncanny valley of objects. They explore what happenswhen AI-generated furniture, clothing, or interfaces look almost right—but notquite—and why this subtle wrongness unsettles us.From MIT Media Lab experiments to design schools using generative AI for fashion and furniture, researchers are asking how these uncanny designs affect trust, usability, and creativity. Is this eerieaesthetic a design flaw to be fixed—or a new space for artistic innovation? Tune in to discover how AI is reshaping the way we perceive the objects around us.
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In this episode of AI Ignited, host Elif Baser speaks with Beyza Altan about a strangeand fascinating frontier: the uncanny valley of objects. They explore what happenswhen AI-generated furniture, clothing, or interfaces look almost right—but notquite—and why this subtle wrongness unsettles us.From MIT Media Lab experiments to design schools using generative AI for fashion and furniture, researchers are asking how these uncanny designs affect trust, usability, and creativity. Is this eerieaesthetic a design flaw to be fixed—or a new space for artistic innovation? Tune in to discover how AI is reshaping the way we perceive the objects around us.
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Episode 25: The Uncanny Valley of Objects: When AI Design Feels Almost Human
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