Tory cites the uncanny valley as a hurdle in achieving realism with Assassin's Creed but distinguishes reality from believability, which is an equally if not more important goal.

The viral "uncanny valley" makeup trend is taking over TikTok with more than 40 million views as creators are trying to spook their viewers with their scary good makeup skills.

So while the uncanny valley may seem like a fun novelty when we’re talking about old CGI movies, it takes on a new level of importance once robots start doing things like prescribing us medicine ...

“What's so cool about the uncanny valley is that it can be used to create a sense of horror, if you want it to,” said Lim. “So, [the horror movie] Megan is a great example of it.

“We would argue that we are through the uncanny valley for still faces.” The problems with such realistic fakes are manifold. “Fraudulent online profiles are a good example.

UNCANNY VALLEY:MACHINE is a story about a guy who leaves his apartment the first time after nightmarish creatures resembling a mixture of man and machine invaded the city in which he lives.

In other words, there is an Uncanny Valley, it just doesn’t necessarily represent what we thought it did. Yep. The guy at the bottom left is definitely creepy.