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Artificial Sexuality: A Round-Table Discussion on Screwing Robots

posted by n1 on Saturday May 23 2015, @11:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the mrs.-palm-will-be-jealous dept.

AnonTechie writes with an article from Hopes&Fears :

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 Sunday May 24 2015, @10:55PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 24 2015, @10:55PM (#187393)
    Marriage is marriage, with or without the legal aspect. Some sort of legally-defined, standardized set of domestic partnerships like you're describing isn't a bad idea. It would be useful to separate various religions' concepts of marriage from legality, contracts, etc. Separation of church and state helps out the church just as much as it helps out the state, IMO.