Reddit user says AI sounding too human creates an uncanny-valley effect
Technical-Owl66 · reddit · 2026-07-24
A Reddit user describes an “auditory uncanny valley” feeling when AI tries too hard to sound human.
They ask whether LLMs should optimize for warm, friendly, human-sounding replies, or whether they should stay more direct and robotic instead. The thread is essentially about the tradeoff between conversational polish and user comfort.
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