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The concept of AI—specifically of the foxy, sexualized persuasion—has permeated pop culture for a very long time, most recently exemplified with Alex Garland's Ex Machina.
Technology, as it is wont to do, continues surging forward, simultaneously beckoning or threatening (depending on personal outlook) the potential of true artificial intelligence. And should these AI rise up, what kind of role would sexuality and sexual identity play in their existence—if at all? Hopes&Fears corralled a group of varied experts to weigh in through a group panel discussion to see what the future holds for us, the AI... and our respective crotch parts.
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Artificial Sexuality: A Round-Table Discussion on Screwing Robots
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by kurenai.tsubasa on Saturday May 23 2015, @05:35PM
A lot of relationships I've seen over here in flyover country seem to demonstrate that the bar for fuckability is quite low. Folks are more interested in being replicators over here than “top shelf pussy.”
A lot of guys who have girlfriends and ex-wives I know often make me pause and think, “How the fuck did he get in bed with someone, much less marry someone?!” Now, you all know if I didn't have a strange gender situation on paper, I'd be an MRA, but FFS, I'm talking about guys who are obese, dimwitted, spotty job history (if any), sexist (some are white knights, some believe women should belong in the kitchen, some manage to do both), and all around yuck. I'm not sure some of these guys are even sentient! Then I look at their ex-wives and girlfriends and it all comes together.
I think a lot of these folks would look down on sex robots as a form of perversion, probably involving liberal communist fascists who want to destroy their families (not sure if they mean the 2nd ex, last ex, 2nd ex's husband, current girlfriend, or this entire extended family arrangement), same as they view homosexuals and trans folks. If it doesn't involve things like dropping the kids off so the mother can have them for the week and other activities involving joint custody situations, they won't approve of it.
Well, that's as far as guys go. Now that I'm thinking about it, I think a lot of the women I know would go for male sex robots. Of course, they'd still need a father to hit up for child support, and I'm sure they'd hook up with a real guy once every two or three years, but I think they'd enjoy sex robots. The guys, not so much. Oddly, I've observed it's not about sex for the guys, but the women are quite sexually emancipated.
Wow, bizarre. It's like that's the exact opposite of what the gender lunatics want us to believe…. So actually, in conclusion, I think it'll be women going for the “top shelf cock” and getting male sex robots, at least over here in flyover country.