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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