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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: 3, Interesting) by Immerman on Wednesday August 05 2015, @08:29AM
Unfortunately, the corollary to that postulate is that the people most likely to continue breeding are those least able to recognize the endemic problems we're facing. We can only hope that such lack of perspective isn't hereditary.
(Score: 3, Informative) by deimtee on Wednesday August 05 2015, @10:12AM
We can only hope that such lack of perspective isn't hereditary.
If it even occaisionally is hereditary, then it will be selected for until it is generally hereditary. That's how evolution works.
(For those that haven't read "The Selfish Gene", I recommend it. It's a good intro to how evolution works, as well as being full of interesting examples.
Personally, I found "The Extended Phenotype" to be even better, but it builds on the concepts in The Selfish Gene so you should read that first.)
If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.