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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: 2) by nukkel on Saturday May 30 2015, @03:09PM

    by nukkel (168) on Saturday May 30 2015, @03:09PM (#190121)

    What's up with that "Isis" name anyway? Isis is an egyptian deity. I've read all kinds of names like "IS (islamic state)", "ISIS (isl. state in Iraq & Syria)", "ISIL (isl. state in Iraq & the Levant)", Daesh (whatever the hell that means), etc. so which one is it???

    If it's all the same I'll just call them EI (Evil Incarnate).

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  • (Score: 2) by quacking duck on Sunday May 31 2015, @05:36PM

    by quacking duck (1395) on Sunday May 31 2015, @05:36PM (#190442)

    ISIS is the unfortunate western media name for the group, using their preferred English-translated name.

    I prefer Daesh, which France and others use. It's their actual name transliterated from Arabic. The group hates it, because it (per Wikipedia) "considers the name Da'ish derogatory, because it sounds similar to the Arabic words Daes, 'one who crushes something underfoot'", and Dahes, 'one who sows discord'".

    Since that's exactly what they do, and it's what Arab-speaking countries officially call them anyway, to hell with what the group prefers. Not to mention we get to call them Daesh-bags.