Researchers Debate Voice AI Companionship, Say It's Still Stuck in the Uncanny Valley

Security researcher Joshua Saxe and professor Arvind Narayanan debated AI companionship: Saxe spends hours weekly talking with ChatGPT voice but still feels he's talking to a machine, while Narayanan argues voice AI remains in the uncanny valley and costs must drop significantly before video avatars go mainstream.

2026-11-11 ~ 2026-11-11 · 2 related posts

• Security researcher: hours weekly with ChatGPT Voice still feels like talking to a machine — joshua_saxe · 2026-11-11
• Narayanan on voice AI: still uncanny valley, video avatars need big cost drops to go mainstream — random_walker · 2026-11-11