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social valence

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of a robot or other artificial entity to be perceived as more than an object, but as a social agent, like a pet or a person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 2015, Daniela Hernandez, Let’s not ban sex robots just yet, adriancheok.info We interact with them in ways that we don’t with inanimate appliances. (...) We do this because robots have what experts call “social valence,” meaning we ascribe to them human qualities, like personality.

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History

Etymology

From valence in the sociological sense of value.