The reason we do not find the cute robot eerie is partly because we do not regard it as an 'agent'. The human visual cortex has completely separate visual processing for 'agents' as opposed to 'non-agents'. The 'eerie' feeling we get is when the brain can't quite decide if an entity is an agent or not. We see the somewhat lifelike robot, and part of our mind is saying 'this is an agent in the world, we must watch it' and another is saying 'no, it's a dead thing, not an agent at all'. Weirdness.
The fact that there's an uncanny valley for human perception of androids is 100 percent legit. It's obvious to me. Till some point of similarity between a robot and a human, people see a less perfect humanoid as a robot, over which human perception of "the thing" makes a 180 degree turn, from ROBOT to HUMAN.
Because people feel more familiarity with a robot that looks like a human than a human that looks like a robot, the familiarity curve begin to decline once the similarity level reached a certain point.
Ironically his hair is rather uncanny valleyish...
eahazell 9 months ago
The reason we do not find the cute robot eerie is partly because we do not regard it as an 'agent'. The human visual cortex has completely separate visual processing for 'agents' as opposed to 'non-agents'. The 'eerie' feeling we get is when the brain can't quite decide if an entity is an agent or not. We see the somewhat lifelike robot, and part of our mind is saying 'this is an agent in the world, we must watch it' and another is saying 'no, it's a dead thing, not an agent at all'. Weirdness.
ninjamaritz 1 year ago
A lot of celebs like Nicole Kidman, Mickey Rourke, Johnny Depp, Michael Jackson (RIP) are in that valley.
MichaelJacksonFan000 1 year ago
This guy is in the uncanny valley.
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SadeTabitha 2 years ago
The fact that there's an uncanny valley for human perception of androids is 100 percent legit. It's obvious to me. Till some point of similarity between a robot and a human, people see a less perfect humanoid as a robot, over which human perception of "the thing" makes a 180 degree turn, from ROBOT to HUMAN.
teleostomi 2 years ago
Because people feel more familiarity with a robot that looks like a human than a human that looks like a robot, the familiarity curve begin to decline once the similarity level reached a certain point.
teleostomi 2 years ago
I think they found Karl F. MacDorman in the uncanny valley. Is he an android?
Elric54 3 years ago
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA michael jackson
GBart 3 years ago
Hey! IU! I go there!
GBart 3 years ago
If you didn't understand that video, just look at that guy's hair.
HijodeNeton 3 years ago
Is he a robot, he's been sitting in the same position throughout all the video's
pikhienko 2 years ago 3
look at the camera please.
subversed 3 years ago
XD MJ is in the uncanny valley!
neomaster911 3 years ago 16
let us travel to the uncanny valley .. for we have no choice but to explore it
redqueento 3 years ago
I think Michael belongs a little deeper in that valley.
TD9001 3 years ago 8
awesome. if i was at all intelligent enough, i'd totally be a scientist working on the uncanny valley project.
Kailys3 3 years ago 4
lol michael jackson
Muvlonion 3 years ago 12