The Uncanny Valley Of The Bible: Gnomes And The Boundaries Of Divine Creation

Verkkothe paper reports a scoping review of the uncanny valley (uv) based on neuroscientific studies.

In closing, we propose a dehumanization hypothesis to explain the uncanny phenomenon.

• understanding of the uv from a neuroscience perspective can help inform the design of artificial agents.

Verkkothe present study investigated the uncanny valley by measuring observers' impressions of facial images whose degree of realism was manipulated by morphing between artificial and real human.

• neural processing differences and similarities between artificial agents and humans were found.

Verkkowe argue that the uncanny valley hypothesis is ultimately an engineering problem that bears on the possibility of building androids that may some day become indistinguishable from humans.

This effect distorts smooth interaction or an emotional connection between humans and artificial figures.