These things are a classic example of the uncanny valley. They're too lifelike, without being real (or a close enough facsimile that we can't tell the difference). If they weren't so lifelike they'd do well, but being so close but off by a little bit is just, well, creepy.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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