When Monkeys Enter the Uncanny Valley
science
Researchers created digital avatars of macaques that can fool live macaques, Nautilus reports. The avatars work initially, but only up to a point—suggesting that animals, like humans, may experience the uncanny valley when confronted with near-perfect but imperfect digital representations.
Source: https://nautil.us/when-monkeys-enter-the-uncanny-valley-1282747/
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