it seems like the meaning of the term has been lost. the valley part refers to a curve. as in, as it becomes more realistic it becomes more uncanny, eerie, re

it seems like the meaning of the term has been lost. the valley part refers to a curve. as in, as it becomes more realistic it becomes more uncanny, eerie, repulsive, until its indistinguishable. something cartooney would not fall in the valley of the curve. i did not find the cartoon version eerie, it looked like a cute cartoon. the deepfake glitches were eerie at times, pumba especially.