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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- embodied agent
1, record 1, English, embodied%20agent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Embodied agents are essentially animated or static entities that are based on a computer screen and attempt to interact with users in some way. They can use a number of techniques to interact with users including written language, speech, gesture, facial expressions, head nods, and eye gazes. These agents can also have a variety of different representations (for instance, human, alien, paperclip, dogs, cats and so on). 1, record 1, English, - embodied%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
embodied agent: designation validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada. 2, record 1, English, - embodied%20agent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent animé
1, record 1, French, agent%20anim%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'approche utilisée consiste en deux phrases : tout d’abord, annoter la perception de l'émotion à de multiples niveaux dans des vidéos d’interviews télévisées, ensuite rejouer les émotions perçues par l'agent animé, à partir des annotations. 1, record 1, French, - agent%20anim%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
agent animé : désignation validée par des spécialistes canadiens de l'Université Concordia, de l'Université Dalhousie, de l'Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada. 2, record 1, French, - agent%20anim%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agente animado
1, record 1, Spanish, agente%20animado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- agente personificado 2, record 1, Spanish, agente%20personificado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] los sistemas multimodales [...] combinan la utilización de diversos modos tales como texto, imágenes, audio o agentes animados [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - agente%20animado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La combinación de ambas investigaciones ha resultado en agentes personificados, o "embodied agents", capaces de interactuar de forma autónoma con humanos o entre sí. La personificación hace que sea posible mostrar expresiones faciales, lenguaje corporal, movimiento de labios e interacción utilizando gestos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - agente%20animado
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- uncanny valley
1, record 2, English, uncanny%20valley
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These animatronic user agents are zoomorphic, but employ anthropomorphic behaviors (gaze, gestures). Although this combination partially violates the "life-likeness" of the creatures, it helps to avoid the "uncanny valley," an effect where a near-perfect portrayal of a living thing becomes highly disturbing because of slight behavioral and appearance imperfections. 2, record 2, English, - uncanny%20valley
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... as robots appear more humanlike, they become more appealing—but only up to a certain point. Upon reaching the uncanny valley, our affinity descends into a feeling of strangeness, a sense of unease, and a tendency to be scared or freaked out. 3, record 2, English, - uncanny%20valley
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
uncanny valley: designation validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada. 4, record 2, English, - uncanny%20valley
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vallée de l'étrange
1, record 2, French, vall%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trange
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- vallée dérangeante 2, record 2, French, vall%C3%A9e%20d%C3%A9rangeante
correct, feminine noun
- vallée étrange 3, record 2, French, vall%C3%A9e%20%C3%A9trange
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] comment mesurer le réalisme d’une voix synthétique, d’une construction de phrase, des gestes d’un ACA [agent conversationnel animé]. Le rejet par certains utilisateurs d’une voix artificielle repose parfois sur de petits détails difficiles à mesurer [...] La perception de ces défauts minimes peut provoquer un malaise, peut déranger. Le domaine de la robotique, ou encore celui des images de synthèse, utilisent le terme de «vallée dérangeante» pour décrire ce type de phénomène. 2, record 2, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trange
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La «vallée de l’étrange», ce mystérieux phénomène qui décrit l’inquiétude que nous éprouvons à la vue de robots à l’apparence trop humaine, est un vieux sujet de discussion et de polémique dans le milieu de la robotique [...] et dans celui de l’animation graphique, (car on peut constater la même impression face à des personnages de jeux vidéo trop réalistes). 4, record 2, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trange
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vallée de l’étrange; vallée dérangeante; vallée étrange : désignations validées par des spécialistes canadiens de l’Université Concordia, de l’Université Dalhousie, de l’Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada. 5, record 2, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trange
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- valle inquietante
1, record 2, Spanish, valle%20inquietante
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El "uncanny valley" (o valle inquietante) es una hipótesis de la robótica que nos dice que cuando hay robots antropomórficos parecidos en exceso a una persona, causan una sensación de rechazo e inconformidad [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - valle%20inquietante
Record 3 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- embodied conversational agent
1, record 3, English, embodied%20conversational%20agent
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- ECA 1, record 3, English, ECA
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The animated embodiment is often just the visual appearance of an embodied conversational agent (ECA). Under the hood, the ECA is a more or less sophisticated (spoken or multi-modal) dialogue system. 1, record 3, English, - embodied%20conversational%20agent
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
embodied conversational agent; ECA: designations validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada. 2, record 3, English, - embodied%20conversational%20agent
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- agent conversationnel animé
1, record 3, French, agent%20conversationnel%20anim%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- ACA 1, record 3, French, ACA
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce domaine du dialogue homme-machine [...] entretient des liens privilégiés avec d’autres domaines [comme] ceux plus récents des systèmes de questions-réponses (SQR) et des agents conversationnels animés (ACA), qui en sont des facettes – la première portant sur l’interrogation en langage naturel de grandes bases de données, la seconde sur le rendu visuel et vocal d’un avatar représentant l’interlocuteur-machine [...] 2, record 3, French, - agent%20conversationnel%20anim%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
agent conversationnel animé; ACA : désignations validées par des spécialistes canadiens de l'Université Concordia, de l'Université Dalhousie, de l'Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada. 3, record 3, French, - agent%20conversationnel%20anim%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- agente conversacional animado
1, record 3, Spanish, agente%20conversacional%20animado
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- agente conversacional personificado 2, record 3, Spanish, agente%20conversacional%20personificado
correct, masculine noun
- agente conversacional corpóreo 1, record 3, Spanish, agente%20conversacional%20corp%C3%B3reo
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Existen diferentes tipos de agentes conversacionales, uno de ellos son los ECA ("embodied conversational agents", por sus siglas en inglés), en español son conocidos como [...] "agentes conversacionales animados". Estos son interfaces gráficas con la capacidad de utilizar modos de comunicación verbal y no verbal para interactuar con usuarios en ambientes virtuales. 1, record 3, Spanish, - agente%20conversacional%20animado
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Los agentes conversacionales personificados ("embodied conversational agents", ECA por sus siglas en inglés) [...] son interfaces computadora-usuario en las que el sistema es representado como una persona y la información se provee al usuario en diversas modalidades como voz y gestos faciales. 2, record 3, Spanish, - agente%20conversacional%20animado
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
agente conversacional corpóreo: "corpóreo" en español significa "que tiene cuerpo o consistencia" por lo tanto no debe utilizarse para denominar estas interfaces que no tienen representación física. 3, record 3, Spanish, - agente%20conversacional%20animado
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