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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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 23 2015, @08:30PM
I have never seen stuff like this on Japanese dolls. American makers will do trans attachments but the Japanese makers are surprisingly heteronormative.
Are you sure you're not mistaking some T Murakami pop art for actual sex dolls?