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Where does “uncanny valley” come from?

uncanny valley (English) comes from Japanese 不気味の谷, from Japanese 谷 — a valley; a trough; an intersection of two...

Ancestry of “uncanny valley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese不気味の谷—
2Japanese谷a valley; a trough; an intersection of two...
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