Humans could soon be having sexual relationships with robots, a top academic has claimed.
Dr Helen Driscoll said advances in technology mean the way in which humans interact with robots is set to change drastically in the coming years.
Dr Driscoll, a leading authority on the psychology of sex and relationships, said 'sex tech' was already advancing at a fast pace and by 2070, physical relationships will seem primitive.
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She said: "Most people successfully integrate other forms of virtual reality into their lives, but virtual sex - not to mention love - will be seen by some as infidelity, and this will present real challenges to some relationships."In the world of the future, we could well see human relationships increasingly conducted entirely online.
Would you feel cheated on if your partner had sex with a robot?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 05 2015, @01:54AM
If anything resembling the holodeck on Star Trek is ever created, you can be sure as shit that I can think of lot better programs for it then the Sherlock Holmes fantasies that Captain Picard dreamt up. Why would anyone ever want to go back to reality when you could just live inside the holodeck with your harem?