Tuesday, June 9, 2026

TUESDAY — TECHNOLOGY & WORK

“When robots are anthropomorphized, consumers tend to evaluate the robot more favorably.”

— Garcia-Haro, Martinez-Ruiz, et. al.

The uncanny valley just got a business case. Researchers studying a cat-faced restaurant robot found that diners trust it right up until it starts looking too convincingly human, at which point charm curdles into unease. Climb too far up the realism curve and you summon the very discomfort the machine was built to erase. To learn more, Check out the article When Robots Look Human, People Feel Safer Until They Don’t.

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad