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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
- uncanny valley
1, record 1, English, uncanny%20valley
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - uncanny%20valley
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - uncanny%20valley
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - uncanny%20valley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vallée de l'étrange
1, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trange
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vallée dérangeante 2, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20d%C3%A9rangeante
correct, feminine noun
- vallée étrange 3, record 1, French, vall%C3%A9e%20%C3%A9trange
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trange
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trange
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - vall%C3%A9e%20de%20l%27%C3%A9trange
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- valle inquietante
1, record 1, Spanish, valle%20inquietante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, 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 1, Spanish, - valle%20inquietante
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