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The uncanny valley, explained: Why you might find AI creepy. By Natalia Mesa. National Geographic. September 29, 2023. [online]

Humanoidní roboti bývají častěji ženy. Jsou důvodem jen genderové stereotypy? By Eliška Radinová. Czech Radio. August 7, 2023. [online]

Is there a sinister side to the rise of female robots? By Mark Shea. BBC. August 7, 2023. [online]

Assistentes como Alexa e Siri tornam-se boas companhias para idosos. By Valéria França. Vega. August 6, 2023. [online]

Why AI food photography is so unappetizing. By Hannah Walhout. Eater. August 1, 2023. [online]

Uncanny valley: Examples, effects, and theory. By Ayesh Perera Simply Psychology. July 17, 2023.

"Uncanny Valley": Saiba por que razão a IA pode causar-nos arrepios. Natalia Mesa. National Geographic. June 27, 2023. [online]

What is Android Science? By Bill Jennings. All the Science. June 22, 2023. [online]

La "vallée de l'étrange" : pourquoi l'IA nous fait si peur Natalia Mesa. National Geographic. June 19, 2023. [online]

Mornings with Simi. 980 CKNW. Vancouver, Canada. June 14, 2023.

¿Por qué a algunos nos inquieta (y asusta) la inteligencia artificial? Natalia Mesa. National Geographic. June 14, 2023. [online]

¿Por qué la IA genera terror en la gente? Esta teoría científica puede tener la respuesta Natalia Mesa. National Geographic. June 14, 2023. [online]

Por que a inteligência artificial pode parecer assustadora? Natalia Mesa. National Geographic. June 14, 2023. [online]

The uncanny valley, explained: Why you might find AI creepy. By Natalia Mesa. National Geographic. June 13, 2023. [online]

Uncanny valley: Examples, effects, And explanations. By Ayesh Perera. April 24, 2023. Simply Psychology. [online]

Chatbots: So umfahren Sie das Uncanny Valley. By Isabelle. January 5, 2023. Assono GmbH. [online]

What is android science? By Bill Jennings. All the Science. December 4, 2022. [online]

什么特斯拉的人形机器人长得并不像人?一文了解恐怖谷效应对机器人公司的影响. By 机器之心. 52CTO. August 20, 2022. [online]

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Crossing the uncanny valley. By Logan Kugler. Communications of the ACM, August 2022, Vol. 65 No. 8, Pages 14-15. doi: 10.1145/3542817 [online]

Uncanny valley. By Clarinde Sanft. The Psych Perspective. June 27, 2022. [online]

Exploiting social media stars and influencers to redefine the marketing industry. By Minseok Ryu. Student Pocket Guide. June 20, 2022. [online]

New Japanese female humanoid robot finally revealed! By "Alex." Artificial Intelligence News Daily. May 17, 2022. [online]

Piscando na tela: a história praticamente esquecida de Charles Kiesling. By Carlos L. A. da Silva. March 31, 2022. Cogito Fonte. [online]

Can the 'uncanny valley' help us in a future 'metaverse'? By David Hueston. The Japan Times. January 13, 2022. [online]

La « vallée obsédante » peut-elle nous aider dans un avenir « métavers » ?" VIP Hotspot. January 13, 2022. [online]

O ‘vale estranho’ pode nos ajudar em um futuro ‘metaverso’? Resumocast. January 13, 2022. [online]

Is the "uncanny valley" good for a future metaverse? By Dave Hueston. Kyodo News. January 7, 2021. [online]

54 years ago, a computer programmer fixed a massive bug — and created an existential crisis. By Sarah Wells. Inverse. December 3, 2021. [online]

Best times to invest, and the uncanny valley. Indiana University News. November 22, 2021. [podcast, transcript]

Computer generated influencers on social media give a peek into the future of marketing. Hallie Jackson NOW, NBC News NOW. November 18, 2021. [online]

Computer-generated ‘virtual influencers’ are becoming social media stars. By Hallie Jackson. Today Show, NBC News. November 15, 2021. [online]

The creepy feeling in the uncanny valley. By Avery Hurt. Discover Magazine. Nov 4, 2021. [online]

The fault in the uncanny valley. By Dora Bajkuša. Digital Reflections. July 18, 2021. [online]

Storytelling robots send parents of young children into AI’s ‘uncanny valley.’ By Dave Pearson. AI in Healthcare. June 7, 2021. [online]

EP24. 你也對韓國AI女團的MV感到恐懼嗎?科技x社會x設計. Listen Notes. April 29, 2021. [online]

Quem assedia uma assistente virtual? By Paulo Silvestre. Estadāo. April 12, 2021. [online]

Cel mai cunoscut robot social al lumii intră în producție de serie, dar specia­liștii nu sunt chiar entuziasmați. By Romulus Deac. New Money. March 29, 2021. [online]

Scientists explore the secrets of the uncanny valley effect. By Qianzhan. TJBH News. January 22, 2021. [online]

Vì sao các trợ lý ảo thường là phụ nữ? By Huỳnh Dũng. July 26, 2020. 24h. [online]

The Star of This $70 Million Sci-Fi Film Is a Robot. By Sarah Bahr. July 24, 2020. New York Times. [online, print]

What is Android Science? By Bill Jennings. Wisegeek. May 19, 2020. [online]

L’effet clown. By Daniela Zeibig. April 14, 2020. Cerveau & Psycho, 121. [online]

How ag, big data and IUPUI Informatics fit together. With Gary Dick. About Ag+Bio+Science Podcast. AgriNovus Indiana. Inside Indiana Business. February 17, 2020. [online]

Why we should be thankful for the uncanny valley: And worried that it might be disappearing. By Sarah Wells. Inverse. January 29, 2020. [online]

'Cats' is undeniably creepy, and there's a psychological reason for it: They're sexy. They're creepy. They live in the uncanny valley. By Claire Cameron. Inverse. December 23, 2019. [online]

What Is the Uncanny Valley? Creepy robots and the strange phenomenon of the uncanny valley: definition, history, examples, and how to avoid it. By Rina Diane Caballar. IEEE Spectrum. November 6, 2019. [online]

我们为什么害怕木偶和洋娃娃?Why are we afraid of puppets and dolls? By Neurhythm. Zhihu. September 27, 2019. [online]

This brain region may be why some robots send chills down your spine. By Maria Temming. Science News. July 2, 2019. [online]

너는 아니? 중성목소리…AI가 여성목소리인 이유. By 고영태 기자. KBS News. May 9, 2019. [online]

Almost Human: Goodbye Uncanny Valley. By Or Fleisher. Immerse. May 6, 2019. [online]

Q, la primera asistente sin género. By José A. González. Hoy. March 26, 2019. [online]

Should Siri, Alexa or Cortana have a gender? This new artificial voice Q is a mix. By Erica Evans. Deseret News. March 22, 2019. [online]

O ativismo tecnopop do SXSW. Istoé Dinhiero. March 15, 2019. [online]

怎么肥事?化完妆的你还不如一颗土豆美. Sina. January 22, 2019. [online]

Hardwired: Gender bias in robots and artificial intelligence. By Rebecca Zahabi. Three Crows Magazine. January 21, 2019. [online]

Por qué Siri, Alexa o Cortana tienen voz de mujer. By Víctor Millán. Hipertextual. January 6, 2019. [online]

Siri, Cortana, Alexa: ¿sabes por qué los asistentes virtuales tienen nombre de mujer? By Ana I. Martínez. ABC. December 4, 2018. [online]

This is why voice assistants are all female. By Debra Kelly. Grunge. [online]

我們與機器手臂的共同語言,是肢體語言. By 愛范兒. November 17, 2018. Tech News. [online]

Sesli asistan uygulamalarında neden hep kadın sesi var? By Mayk Şişman. Molatik. October 24, 2018. [online]

Por que a tecnologia tem voz de mulher (e por que isso importa)? Dicas TI. October 22, 2018. [online]

Female bias in voice technologies reflect societal preferences, experts say. By Sunny Kim. The Daily Texan. October 12, 2018. [online]

Why Do We Make Our AI Assistants Female? By Leah Johnston. The Sussex Newspaper. September 24, 2018. [online]

Avoiding the uncanny valley in virtual character design. By Valentin Schwind, Katrin Wolf, and Niels Henze. September-October, 2018. IX Interactions. [online]

Vandalismo contra las máquinas: los robots también tienen miedo de los humanos. Infobae. June 23, 2018. [online]

La robótica se asoma a la perspectiva de género El País. July 23, 2018. [online]

¿Te has preguntado por qué los asistentes de IA tienen voz de mujer? By Oswaldo Barajas. ElectronicosOnline.com Magazine. June 20, 2018. [online]

Afraid of robots? The feeling is mutual. By Hiawatha Bray. Boston Globe. June 20, 2018. [online]

Is Amazon's Alexa Making Our Relationships Weird? By Sophie Saint Thomas. Bustle. March 19, 2018 [online]

動保要怎麼說?《動物方城市》教我們的事. (動物當代思潮). By 黃宗慧. 聯合線上公司 (United Online). December 21, 2017. [online]

대부분의 AI는 왜 여성일까? By Pizza Kim. Brunch.co.kr. November 21, 2017. [online]

Congratulations, it’s a girl: Exploring sexism in artificial intelligence. By Tomas Haffenden. Mumbrella. November 10, 2017. [online]

Are robots all too human? As their numbers increase, people may see them as a threat By Rosalie Chan. Times Union. September 1, 2017. [online]

How the Uncanny Valley Works. By Ed Grabianowski. How Stuff Works: Stuff You Should Know. August 22, 2017. [online]

As artificial intelligence grows, so do perceived threats to human uniqueness. By Rosalie Chan. Religion News Service. August 1, 2017. [online]

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为什么有些人形机器人看起来格外诡异? (Why are some humanoid robots really creepy?) Sina. July 24, 2017. [online]

It’s no accident that Salma Hayek’s husband was learning English from a woman robot. Moneyish. April 24, 2017. [online]

Tại sao các loại máy phát âm tự động thường nói giọng nữ? Nguoi Viet Daily News. March 28, 2017. [online]

Meet Eno the gender neutral AI: Capital One reveals 'binary' smart assistant after claims Siri and Alexa were sexist. By Reuters and Stacy Liberatore. Dailymail.com. March 10, 2017. [online]

Few good men: Why is the growing population of AI voices predominantly female? By Marie Glenn. IBM THINK Leaders. March 2, 2017. [online]

Các trợ lý ảo, máy trả lời tự động... đều có một điểm chung, và lý do thì bây giờ mới biết. By Trí Thức Trẻ. VNred.com. February 25, 2017. [online]

Why Al assistants are usually women: Researchers find both sexes find them warmer and more understanding. Stacy Liberatore. DailyMail. February 24, 2017. [online]

Alexa, Siri, Cortana: The problem with all-female digital assistants. Men and women may prefer female voices, but it's about time we had more male options. By Joanna Stern. The Wall Street Journal. February 21, 2017. [online, print]

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¿Por qué la voz de nuestros dispositivos electrónicos es femenina? Adictamente. February 19, 2017. [online]

The “dark heart” of human-robot companionship. By Sister Renée Mirkes. The Catholic World Report. February 17, 2017. [online]

Alexa, stop making life miserable for anyone with a similar name! By Joanna Stern. Wall Street Journal. January 26, 2017. [print]

Ever wonder why your phone sounds female? Here’s the reason. By Jessi Hempel. Reader’s Digest. January 5, 2017. [online]

Rogue One: Digging up the dead in the uncanny valley. By Rich Firth-Godbehere. Gizmodo UK. December 19, 2016. [print]

為什麼人工智慧助理都是女聲?(Why are AI assistants female?) TechNews.tw. December 12, 2016. [print] (In Chinese)

Spooked? What is it about almost-humans that gives us the creeps. By Laura Spinney. NewScientist. October 29, 2016. [print]

Drugmakers spar with FDA over proposed DTC animation study. By Kevin McCaffrey. Medical Marketing & Media. October 27, 2016. [online]

Warum selbst normale Clowns gruselig wirken. (Why even ordinary clowns look creepy.) By Daniela Zeibig. Spektrum.de. October 26, 2016. [print] (In German)

The edge of the uncanny. By Gregory Mone. Communications of the ACM. September 2016 (Vol. 59, No. 9). [online]

¿La tecnología es de sexo femenino? By Floralicia Anzola. O800FLOR. April 27, 2016. (In Spanish) [online]

Why are all our phones, tablets, GPS devices inhabited by female voices? The world is about to start sounding even more feminine. By Beth Hoeckel. GQ India. August 24, 2016. [online]

Con voz de mujer, las favoritas de los dispositivos tecnológicos. Infobae. April 19, 2016. [online]

Why is AI female? How our ideas about sex and service influence the personalities we give machines. By Monica Nickelsburg. Geekwire. April 4, 2016. [online]

Wanneer is een robot zo echt dat hij eng wordt? [When is a robot so real that it becomes scary?] By Ellen de Bruin. February 26, 2016. (In Dutch) [online]

Chile: Mr. Robot. By Marcelo Córdova. La Tercero. January 30, 2016. [online]

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This creepy face perfectly explains the uncanny valley. By Vlad Chituc. The Daily Beast. December, 27. 2015. [online]

Uncanny valley: Why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy. By Stephanie Lay. The Guardian. November 13, 2015. [online]

Why we are afraid of creepy dolls and robots: The science behind the "uncanny valley effect." By Stephanie Lay. The Independent. November 10, 2015. [online]

為什麼蘋果的Siri是女性的聲音?其實是有原因的 [Why does Apple's Siri have a female voice? In fact, there's a reason]. By Zhou Fengyi. China Times. November 5, 2015. [online]

¿Por qué Siri tiene voz femenina? [Why does Siri have a female voice?] 15 Años Fuscia. November 3, 2015. [online]

Pourquoi Siri a une voix de femme [Why does Siri have a female voice?] Par Catherine Mathys. Radio Canada. November 3, 2015. [online]

Siri and Cortana sound like ladies because of sexism. By Jessi Hempel. Wired. October 28, 2015. [online]

Why do we find some robots cute and others creepy? By Loney Abrams. Hopes & Fears. July 30, 2015. [online]

Femboti: Zašto je Siri žensko? By Ana Maria Filipović Grčić. Libela. June 24, 2015. [In Croatian] [online]

Why human-like robots make us feel uncomfortable. By Nicole Mortillaro. Global News. July 21, 2015. [online]

Should we outlaw Androids? The robotic goons of Tomorrowland and machine assassins in Terminator Genisys give 'droids a bad rap. By Erik Sofge. Popular Science. June 15, 2015. [online]

En un futuro... ¿sera posible casarme con un robot? Videos Paranoicos. July 16, 2015. [online]

When robot personalities mimic the dead. By Jeremy Hsu. Discover. April 26, 2015. [online]

Ex Machina's gendered portrayal of robot problematic. The Current with Piya Chattopadhyay. CBC Radio One. April 24, 2015. [online]

Robot funerals reflect our humanity. By Jeremy Hsu. Discover. March 15, 2015. [online]

Why our robot overlords will be female: study shows people prefer feminine AI. By Ian Wyant. Examiner.com. February 20, 2015. [online]

Rise of the fembots: Why artificial intelligence is often female. By Tanya Lewis. LiveScience. February 19, 2015. [online]

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How the religious see robots. By Jeremy Hsu. Discover. December 1, 2014. [online]

The uncanny valley shows how deeply terrified we are of death and disease. By Chris Weller. Medical Daily. September 17, 2014. [online]

The bots of the uncanny valley. By Nathan Pensky. The Daily Dot. June 30, 2014. [online]

Pixel perfect: The scientist behind the digital cloning of actors. By Margaret Talbot. The New Yorker. April 28, 2014. [print, online]

Game developers crossing the uncanny valley. By Jon Brodkin Slashdot. February 14, 2014. [online]

Her is the smartest movie about artificial intelligence in years. By Erik Sofge. Popular Science. December 20, 2013. [online]

How video games could be flattening the uncanny valley. By Dave Tach. Polygon. September 4, 2013. [online]

Is the "uncanny valley" a myth? By Annalee Newitz. io9. September 3, 2013. [online]

Robots: Is the uncanny valley real? By Rose Eveleth. BBC: Future. September 2, 2013. [online]

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When robots become co-workers and peers - A conversation with Dr. Karl MacDorman. Interviewed by Daniel G. Faggella. SentientPotential. September 2, 2013. [online]

Tetrachromacy: The uncanny valley. By David Pollack. Cloudbilt. August 13, 2013. [online]

How human should a humanoid robot look? By Abi Grogan. E&T Engineering and Technology Magazine. August 12, 2013. [online]

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The psychology of the uncanny valley. By Jamie Madigan. GamesIndustry International. May 1, 2013. [online]

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On drones. By John Teschner. The Iowa Review. Spring 2013. [online]

Androïdes, pourquoi nous mettent-ils mal à l'aise? [Why do androids make us feel uneasy?]. By Valérie Devillaine. Science & Vie Junior (vol. 283, pp. 60-63). April, 2013. [print]

Valley of dread. By Mukul Sharma. Speaking Tree. March 23, 2013. [online]

La 'amenaza' humanoide [The humanoid threat]. By Eugenia RodrÍguez. ReportIndigo. February 1, 2013. [online] (In Spanish)

Valley views. From Charles Rainey. New Scientist. January 26, 2013. [online]

Retour à la “vallée de l’étrange” [Return to the uncanny valley.] By Rémi Sussan. internetACTU.net. January 24, 2013. [online]

The uncanny valley. By Paul P. Mealing. Journeyman Philosopher. January 19, 2013. [online]

Стоит ли преодолевать зловещую долину? [Whether to negotiate the uncanny valley?] By Dmitry Tselikov. Compulenta. January 16, 2013. [online]

Too close for comfort. By Joe Kloc. New Scientist. January 12, 2013. [print]

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Uncanny android sightings, from Freud to Hollywood. By Richard Fisher. New Scientist. January 9, 2012. [online]

IU, Robot. By Lisa Herrmann. Indiana Informatics. Fall, 2012 (Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 9-12). [online]

FACE Robot Mimics Human Facial Expressions, Aims To Cross 'Uncanny Valley' (video). By Jacqueline Howard. The Huffington Post. July 16, 2012. [online]

Why zombies, robots, clowns freak us out. By Elizabeth Landau. CNN.com. July 11, 2012. [online]

'Uncanny Valley' Pioneer Rethinks Creepy Objects. By Jeremy Hsu. InnovationNewsDaily. June 15, 2012. [online]

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Why Creepy Uncanny Valley Keeps Us on Edge. By Jeremy Hsu. InnovationNewsDaily. April 2, 2012. [online]

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Today's Humans Ready to Love Tomorrow's Robots. By Jeremy Hsu. InnovationNewsDaily. February 13, 2012. [online]

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Mismatch in Human Realism of Face and Voice of Human Looking Animated Characters, Robots Make Us Feel Creepy. By Rich Schneider. IUPUI News Center. October 31, 2011. [online]

Why CGI Humans Are Creepy, and What Scientists Are Doing about It. By Natalie Wolchover. Life's Little Mysteries. October 18, 2011. [online]

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Don't fall into the uncanny valley. By Grant Hunter. Campaign Asia. January 28, 2011. [online]

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Bridging the uncanny valley. By Lino Stephen Peter. 3D World. December 30, 2010. [online]

Crossing the uncanny valley: As computer graphics and robots get more human, they often seem more surreal. By Kurt Kleiner. The Economist. November 18, 2010. [online]

Body Language, Robot Style. By John Schwarb. Research & Creative Activity. Indiana University Office of the Vice Provost for Research. Fall 2010. (October 20.) [online]

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Learning to Trust Virtual Humans. By FCW Staff. Federal Computer Week. June 7, 2010. [online]

Personagens virtuais afetam homens e mulheres de forma diferente. Diário da Saúde. May 25, 2010. [online]

Good Avatars Sway Men, Don’t Impress Women Much. By Wale Ogundipe. Motherboard.tv, May 19, 2010. [online]

Ethics in Graphic Presentation. Examiner.com Indianapolis, May 18, 2010. [online]

Computer character models influence viewer ethics. By Rick Nauert, Ph.D. PsychCentral, May 17, 2010. [online]

Females and Males React Differently to Changes in Visual Presentation. TS-Si, May 14, 2010. [online]

Virtual Appearance Matters to Men. By Cindy Fox Aisen. Futurity, May 14, 2010. [online]

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Männer reagieren auf virtuelle Menschen anders [Men Respond Differently to Virtual Persons]. By Lukas Wieselberg. Science.ORF.at, May 14, 2010. (In German, Austrian site) [online]

Virtual Humans Influence Ethical Decisions in Gender-Specific Ways. IUPUI News Center, May 13, 2010. [online]

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Autism and the Uncanny Valley. By Mark Stairwalt. Shift. Journal of Alternatives: Neurodiversity and social change, April 30, 2010. [online]

Who’s Afraid of the Uncanny Valley? To design the androids of the future, we shouldn’t fear exploring the depths of the uncanny valley. By Erico Guizzo. IEEE Spectrum, April 2, 2010. [online]

Hiroshi Ishiguro: The Man Who Made a Copy of Himself. By Erico Guizzo. IEEE Spectrum (pp. 44-47, 54-56), April 2010. [online, print]

Trust and Judgement in VR: Still Based on Looks. Virtual Worldlets Network, March 7, 2010. [online]

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外在形象的影响判定 男人对虚拟形象要求苛刻 [Men are very demanding in judging people by appearances even in virtual images]. By 花园 [Hua Yuan]. 766.com, February, 26. 2010. (In Chinese) [online]

Kobieta realna czy wirtualna? Test męskich preferencji [Real or virtual female? A test of male preference]. Onet, February 25, 2010. (In Polish) [online]

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Jak płeć wpływa na ocenę kobiecych awatarów [How gender affects the evaluation of female avatars]. By Anna Błońska. Kopalnia Wiedzy, February 22, 2010. (In Polish) [online]

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