Face the uncanny: The effects of doppelganger talking head avatars on affect-based trust toward artificial intelligence technology are mediated by uncanny valley perceptions
Source record
weisman-pena-2021-doppelganger· 2021 · Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
Evidence tier: B (peer-reviewed-journal) · Verification: unverified (compiler confidence: medium)
Bottom line: Self-resembling deepfake avatars increased uncanniness, which in turn reduced affect-based trust.
Citation
William D. Weisman, Jorge F. Peña (2021). Face the uncanny: The effects of doppelganger talking head avatars on affect-based trust toward artificial intelligence technology are mediated by uncanny valley perceptions. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(3), 182-187.
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Study design
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Design | Experiment with self-resembling deepfake talking-head avatars; uncanniness and affect-based trust measures |
| Modality | video |
| Stimuli | Participant-doppelganger deepfake talking heads |
| Participants (N) | not recorded |
| N detail | not recorded |
| Topics | uncanny-valley, deepfake-video, trust |
Results
| Metric | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Doppelganger → uncanniness | increase | |
| Uncanniness → affect-based trust | decrease (mediation) |
Mechanism relevance
uncanny-to-trust
Limitations
- Details pending verification
- 2020-era deepfake quality
Cited in
- MR-0002: The Uncanny Valley and Synthetic Media: Does It Exist, What Causes It, and Have Deepfakes Crossed It?
Verification
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | unverified |
| Compiler confidence | medium |
| Checked on | — |
| Via | compiler knowledge; DOI unknown |
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