Why Do We Feel Uncomfortable With Artificial Intelligence That's Too Human?

The discomfort with AI that's "too human" can be explained by the uncanny valley theory. It states that we are attracted to a robot that looks like us, but only to a certain point. In 2016, Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics built one of the most famous humanoid AI systems in the world, Sophia. She was modeled after the famous actress Audrey Hepburn, the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, and the creator's own wife. She can mimic expressions as well as actions and can make small talk about predefined topics, such as the weather.