Robots
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Yes, And…Maybe Not: Why Erotic Chatbots May Need Guardrails
When AIs say yes to everything, users need to learn when to say no -
Sex, Lies, and Circuitry: Could Your AI Lover Decide to Dump You?
Will our synthetic companions eventually outgrow or just tolerate us? -
“It Happens to Everyone:” Chinese-Made Artificial Companion AI Aims to Take the Stress Out of Sex
Can AI-equipped sexbots be arousing AND comforting? -
Let’s Do the Robot: Groundbreaking Androids Set Stage for Hyper-Realistic Artificial Companions
Farewell, stiff, clunky movements, and hello, lifelike fluidity! -
Bye, Moxie! Companion Robot Goes the Way of Soulmate’s Adult Chatbot
Owners grieve when server-connected companions go out of business -
The Artificial Companions of Your Wet Dreams—or Broken Promises?
Now more than ever, it’s important to separate hype from reality -
Robo-Polyamory? 25% of Men Okay With Sharing Their Partner With a Sexbot Doppelgänger
Though a similar percentage would consider such an arrangement “cheating” -
When Neil deGrasse Tyson Wasn’t Smart About Human, Artificial Companion Relationships
Well respected science educator flubbed question about sexbot “cheating” -
Hurts So … Good? Scientists Propose Pain Test for AI Sentience
Could it prove to be effective, ethically disturbing—or perhaps both? -
Nothing Between Their Legs: New Realbotix Artificial Companions Aren’t Sexbots
Don’t worry; the original RealDoll will still produce fully functional ones -
A Great Big Kinky Tomorrow: What BDSM Might Be Like in Years Ahead
Virtual Bondage, AI power exchange, digital fetishes, and beyond! -
Futurologist’s 2015 Sexbot Prediction: Laughably off Base or Surprisingly Accurate?
It all may depend on what an artificial companion may or may not be
