Early research finds that people get just about the same gratification from sexting with a chatbot as they do with another human.
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Virtual reality could help patients with a history of sexual trauma, intimacy-related fears and anxiety.
The age of ‘artificial intimacy’ is upon us. What does it mean for the way we love, have sex and build friendships?
Robots and humans can be friends – but not in a way that would win Aristotle’s approval.
The coronavirus pandemic affected many aspects of everyday life — including our sex lives. But erotic technologies are gaining wider acceptance as we look for ways to fulfill our desires for intimacy.
Sex technologies and ‘erobots’ could help address issues related to human desire, and physical and emotional needs of astronauts in space.
Sexbot advertising promises more than just sex toys. It is also trying to sell us a soulmate or trusted friend.
An increasing demand for sex robots is concerning, as there are ethical concerns about a possible related increase in gender-based violence.
Beyond revolutionizing sex and intimacy, erotic technologies have applications in health care, education and research. Erobotics explores implications and possibilities of these technologies.
Intimacy with robots is closer than you think, and cities are already fighting the advent of sexbot brothels. Yet society has barely begun to explore their implications.
Developments in technologies like robotics and virtual reality are opening new possibilities for sexual experiences.
Rather than solving any problems, sex bots could be empowerment tools for those who sexually offend against women and children. But more evidence is needed to know for sure.
Humans are already imposing our barely understood sexual ethic upon machines.
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Research Fellow, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University
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Chercheur affilié à l'Observatoire international sur les impacts sociétaux de l’intelligence artificielle et du numérique (OBVIA), Université Laval
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Professor, University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension
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Associate Professor of Domestic and Family Violence, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Honorary research fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the Sheffield Robotics Institute, University of Sheffield
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Bioethicist, University of British Columbia
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Professor, Neurology, University of British Columbia
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PhD candidate in psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Assistant Professor of Interpersonal Communication, Arizona State University
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Professor, Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Scientia Professor of Evolution, UNSW
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Researcher and lecturer, Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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PhD Candidate, Psychology of Human Sexuality, Erotic Technology & Space Sexology, Concordia University
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Writer, University of Westminster