Word Spy word of the day: uncanny valleyDEC 09 2003
Word Spy word of the day: uncanny valley. "n. Feelings of unease, fear, or revulsion created by a robot or robotic device that appears to be, but is not quite, human-like."
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51 10 200312:51AM
metafilter usually pulls through! uncanny :D
http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/21071
15 10 2003 2:15AM
Long essay on The Uncanny Valley:
http://www.arclight.net/~pdb/glimpses/valley.html
36 11 2003 2:36AM
I think a better word for this concept would be "uncanny."
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alan14 09 200310:14PM
Aha - thanks for this. I remember seeing this phrase and description quite a while back, and wanted to share it with others, but could not remember the exact name - spent fruitless hours googling "robot", "zombie" and "human-like" looking for it. The topic is broad enough that Google's not much help unless one knows the exact name. This scratches a mental itch I've had for months now.