Life on the Uncanny Precipice

I called the hospital&rsquo;s urgent line today. A new coordinator answered the phone. She was warm, professional, and direct. Her voice was melodious. She barely paused in her list of questions, and as I gave details to relay to the on-call physician, I tried to ignore a sick itch in my brain: Is that a fucking AI? In 1970, roboticist Masahiro Mori first described the &ldquo;Uncanny…