Euronews Replaced Human Narrators With AI, and Listeners Hate the Uncanny Result
burkov · x · 2026-10-14
ML researcher Burkov notes Euronews replaced human narrators in its news clips with AI, leaving him feeling like he was "listening to a dead person speaking."
He argues the backlash against AI among ordinary people worldwide isn't about what AI can do (most are unaware), but about an uncanny valley now felt everywhere — from cat videos to favorite news outlets to coworkers' emails.
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