The Uncanny Valley

Seth Godin

by Seth Godin

March 4, 2026

It used to be an obscure oddity, now we all need to understand it. 18 years ago, I posted this image: …and I still can’t get it out of my head. Sorry. Why do we have such a creeped-out reaction to images that aren’t quite right? A robot that looks too much like a person, […]

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Originally published on Seth Godin on 3/4/2026