About whether AI can animate human movement without falling into the uncanny valley.
Has this happened?
Yes 53 (38%)Not sure 34 (25%)No 51 (37%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether AI can animate human movement without falling into the uncanny valley.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Even the most skilled animators with years of budget still can’t escape the uncanny valley which is why CG animation has converged on a style of blob-humans as the current standard.
I have very little hope of AI driven animation looking ok in the next many decades. Don’t underestimate how hardwired your senses are at finding artifacts in movement. Static images are much easier to “fake”.