Future of Sex
tagline
  • Remote Sex
  • Virtual Sex & Entertainment
  • Robots
  • Human Augmentation
  • Sex Tech
  • Dating & Relationships
  • Bizarre Bazaar 18+
  • Future of Sex Community
  • Remote Sex
  • Virtual Sex & Entertainment
  • Robots
  • Human Augmentation
  • Sex Tech
  • Dating & Relationships
  • Bizarre Bazaar 18+
  • Future of Sex Community
  • CES Sex Toy News and Sex Tech Brands

  • Policing Intimacy: AI Companion Apps Are Removing NSFW Features, and People Are Not Happy

  • The Future of Sex Is Non-binary Genital Surgery That Advances Bodily Agency

  • Is Equity Crowdfunding the Future of Sex Tech Investment?

  • Sex Tech News: New VR Sex Game, a User-Generated Erotica App and ‘Porn for TV’ Streaming Relaunches

  • Blyynd Brings on Investors to Build Anonymous Sexting App

  • A Fitbit for the Penis? The FirmTech Tech Ring Product Review

  • Sex Tech at CES 2023: 6 Brands Exhibited, Including an Anonymous Sexting App

Future of Sex is supported by our readers. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Home > Robots > Men Are Attempting to Use Chatbots to Fulfill Their Sexual Desires

Robots
Home›Robots›Men Are Attempting to Use Chatbots to Fulfill Their Sexual Desires

Men Are Attempting to Use Chatbots to Fulfill Their Sexual Desires

By M. Christian
December 2, 2016
2317
2

What happens when we eroticize virtual assistants like Siri and Cortana? 

Robin is a virtual assistant for driving.

As technology becomes increasingly “user-friendly,” a few people have begun to see some tech as less of a thing—and even as a replacement for human interaction.

For example, The Sunday Express recently posted an article about how some men have been using the new virtual assistant from Robin Labs to try to, as they say, “fulfill some of their deepest desires.”

“Talk dirty to me, Robin”

Similar to Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana, Robin is billed as “your personal eyes-free assistant on the road.” Users give spoken commands to request various information, including details about local businesses and the most efficient route to a particular destination.

While Robin can do all kinds of things, it’s not set up to handle someone trying to engage with it sexually—but that hasn’t stopped some of its male users from trying.

The chief executive of Robin Labs, Ilya Eckstein, explained to The Times his view on the why some men are trying to connect sexually with software: “This happens because people are lonely and bored…. It is a symptom of our society.”

Will fiction become fact?

The Sunday Express points out the similarity between men “flirting” with Robin and the 2013 film Her by Spike Jonze—where a lonely fellow (played by Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with his personal digital assistant, voiced by Scarlett Johansson.

While not directly referencing the film, its theme of men trying to connect with software as a surrogate for human sexual activity is clearly on Eckstein’s mind: “As well as the people who want to talk dirty, there are men who want a deeper sort of relationship or companionship.”

At present, Eckstein says that only a small number of men—just 5%—have been trying to have sexy chats with Robin. But even this small number has caused quite a bit of discussion.

Over at The Telegraph, Rachel Hosie speculates that these men might be using personal digital assistants as a kind of proxy for treating women as objects, or sexual slaves—extrapolating on Eckstein’s statement: “People want to flirt, they want to dream about a subservient girlfriend, or even a sexual slave. It may just be more for laughs, or something deeper underneath the surface.”

Hello, Siri; hello, Cortana

Meanwhile, many developers have been mute on whether their own personal digital assistants receive flirtatious or sexually-charged remarks.

However, as we’ve previously reported, since the launch of Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana in 2014, many users have asked the AI sex-related questions, in particular, one’s about the software’s sex life.

Microsoft’s AI advocate Deborah Harrison also said that the company was trying to pour some cold water onto the situation. “That’s not the kind of interaction we want to encourage, she told Techaeris earlier this year. In fact, if you ask Cortana about her sex life, she’s programed to sting you with a harsh rebuke.

Encouraged or not, some men are pretty persistent in their pursuit of software sexuality. Eckstein says, “Some users are amazingly stubborn in that sense. They walk from one assistant to another trying to find one that will understand them best and can have a conversation with them.”

Your very personal assistant

One thing is for certain, whether by design or not, there is a percentage of men who want virtual assistants to meet their sexual needs. Famed roboticist David Levy is even developing erotic chatbots intended for flirting and sexy conversations to quench the demand.

What’s going to be interesting is watching how developers of everyday virtual assistants like Siri and Robin will program their AIs to respond to sexual come-ons and—as they get even more responsive and sophisticated—how the software itself will talk back.

Maybe, in perhaps a few short years, we’ll find this evolving along similar lines to the movie Her: where the men won’t just be talking at assistants like Robin, but really engaging with them—sexually as well as personally.

Image source: Robin

M. Christian

M.Christian (they/them) loves nothing better than exploring the intersections of sex and technology—and speculating on the future of both. A highly regarded erotica writer they have six novels,12 collections, 100+ short stories, and 25 anthologies as an editor to their name. Their non-fiction regularly appears in many sites, but they're most proud of being a regular contributor to Future of Sex.

Of their erotic fiction, Tristan Taormino said that “M.Christian is a literary stylist of the highest caliber: smart, funny, frightening, sexy—there's nothing [they] can't write about… and brilliantly.”

Reflecting their unique ability to sympathetically and convincingly write for a range of genders and sexual orientations, their stories have appeared in multiple editions of Best American Erotica, Best Gay Erotica, Best Lesbian Erotica, The Mammoth Books of Erotica, and others. Their collection of gay erotic fiction, Dirty Words, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award.

While a majority of their stories have been collected into books like Dirty Words, their fondness for combining sex and science fiction is clearly evident in collections that include Rude Mechanicals, Technorotica, Better Than The Real Thing, Skin Effect Effect, Bachelor Machine, and Hard Drive: The Best Sci-Fi Erotica of M.Christian.

As a novelist, M.Christian’s versatility is on full display with Running Dry, The Very Bloody Marys, Brushes, Painted Doll; and the somewhat controversial queer BDSM/horror/thrillers Finger's Breadth, and Me2.

M.Christian has worked on the industry’s production side as an Associate Publisher for Renaissance E Books and as a Publisher for Digital Parchment Services. The latter dedicated to celebrating the works of science-fiction legends such as William Rotsler, Jerome Bixby, Jody Scott, Arthur Byron Cover, Ernest Hogan, and James Van Hise.

Covering topics like BDSM safety, sexual education, senior sexuality concerns, queer and gender issues, plus reviewing a variety of sex tech products, M.Christian’s non-fiction has appeared on sites like Kinkly, Tickle.Life, Sexpert, Queer Majority, Sex for Every Body, and—of course—their ongoing work for Future of Sex.

If there’s anything M.Christian enjoys more than writing, it’s teaching. A featured presenter, sometimes with their friend Ralph Greco Jr, at national sex and BDSM events, they have lectured on kink play (with an emphasis on safety), polyamory, boosting sexual creativity, and erotica writing--for beginners or those wanting to go pro.

M.Christian is a cohost on two popular sex-education podcasts: Love’s Outer Limits with Dr. Amy Marsh and Licking Non-Vanilla with Ralph Greco, Jr.

M.Christian's Books (Sizzler Editions)
M.Christian's Audiobooks
Previous Article

Lilly and InMoovator: Engaged Human-Robot Couple Want ...

Next Article

Hot TV Robots: Futurama’s Bender

Related articles More from author

  • Robots

    Intimate Conversations: Can Chatbots Be Sex Educators?

    July 5, 2017
    By M. Christian
  • AugmentationRemote SexRobotsVirtual Sex & EntertainmentImmersive Entertainment

    Power Exchange: The Future of BDSM Sex

    July 29, 2016
    By M. Christian
  • Sir Arthur Clarke
    Robots

    Retrofuturist Sex: How the Past Thought We’d Be Loving in the Future

    February 10, 2016
    By M. Christian
  • A woman looks into the eyes of a male cyborg.
    Robots

    Robot Sex Will Be Mainstream in 50 Years, Say 49% of US Adults

    October 17, 2017
    By M. Christian
  • Robots

    Inside China’s $15bn Sex Toy Market and the Demand for Robot Lovers

    September 14, 2017
    By M. Christian
  • Fembot
    RobotsSex Tech

    The Future of Sex Robots: Medical Opportunity or Sexual Threat?

    September 2, 2014
    By Hugo Gray

Leave a reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

  • Pulse Hands free
    AugmentationSex TechVirtual Sex & EntertainmentImmersive Entertainment

    Pleasure for All: Sex Toys and Resources for People with Disabilities

  • Dating & RelationshipsSex Tech

    Loly: ‘Orgasmic Compatibility’ App Reveals Troubling View of Consent

  • AugmentationRemote SexRobots

    Ray Kurzweil’s Sex Predictions: Remote Touching, Body Swapping, and More

Virtual Lust is a 3D interactive sex game.
3DXChat
Discover the best virtual sex parties and 3D sex worlds.
  • TOP REVIEWS

  • “Bright Lights, Loving City”—An Erotic Speculative Fiction Story

  • Woman in blue lighting with yellow binary code projected across her face.

    Policing Intimacy: AI Companion Apps Are Removing NSFW Features, and People Are Not Happy

  • Porn for TV logo (computer screen graphic with pink u shapes and a mouse cursor).

    Sex Tech News: New VR Sex Game, a User-Generated Erotica App and ‘Porn for TV’ ...

  • The Blyynd logo with two screens. One has a chat screen and one has the sexual desire options listed.

    Blyynd Brings on Investors to Build Anonymous Sexting App

  • FirmTech Tech Ring

    A Fitbit for the Penis? The FirmTech Tech Ring Product Review

  • Sex Tech at CES 2023: 6 Brands Exhibited, Including an Anonymous Sexting App

  • What Vibrating Buttplug Support in a Video Game Taught Us About the Future of Webcam ...

  • Is Virtual Reality Dating Going Mainstream?

  • Sex Doll Brothels: Reality vs. Expectation

  • Replika AI Chatbot saved human marriage

    How Replika’s AI Chatbot Saved One Man’s Human Marriage

  • Meet the Humans Forming Romantic Relationships With AI

    Replika Romance: Meet the Humans Forming Romantic Relationships With AI

  • The future of sex is mind-reading AI that reveals your deepest, most unconscious fantasies

    The Future of Sex Is Mind-Reading AI That Reveals Your Deepest, Most Unconscious Fantasies

  • Sex Robots Are Getting Closer to Feeling Human-Like With Second Skin Materials

    Sex Robots Are Getting Closer to Feeling Human-Like With Second Skin Materials

  • R/gonewildaudio's gender inclusive audio erotica

    /R/gonewildaudio: An Array of Free, Inclusive and Categorized Audio Erotica

  • Fantasy Inspired Sex Toy by Tentickle Toys

    Out of This World: How Fantasy-Inspired Sex Toys Could Be the Next Big Trend

  • Virtual Sex in the Metaverse

    Virtual Sex Will Soon Become a Reality in the Metaverse

  • OnlyBans Game Play As A Sex Worker

    Play as a Sex Worker in New Onlybans Game

  • Black chess pieces laying across an orange background.

    Teledildonics and Chess: The Unexpected Possibilities That Could Enhance Sex

  • A couple with a woman sitting on a man's lap. They each are holding the Tenuto 2 with one hand.

    Tenuto 2 Erection-Enhancing Vibrator Rises To The Occasion

  • Woman looking at a laptop in a bed. You can see a blurry European city outside of the window.

    Here’s How Often Each European Country Is Searching For Sex Toys Online

  • A Woman Showing Her Smartphone.

    Disclosing Trans-ness on Dating Apps

  • Image of Emma the AI bot.

    Will Young Women of the Future Feel Pressure to Perform Like Robots?

  • Realistic Sex Games

    Review of the Best Sex Games and Most Realistic Sex Simulators of 2021 [UPDATED]

    0
  • Multiplayer Online Sex Games

    Review of the Best Massively Multiplayer Online Sex Games

    0
  • Sex Games for Mac

    The Best Sex Games for Mac

    0
  • foot-fetish-sex-games-girlvania

    Foot Fetish Games That Will Knock Your Socks Off

    0
  • The Best RPG Sex Games of 2021

    0
Fantasy sex game Dream Sex World lets you explore your wildest desires.
Multiplayer sex world Red Light Center continues to impress with its massive userbase and incredible sex graphics.
A blonde and light-skinned love doll face sppears next to the text Go now realdollxthe future is real.
  • 27KFollowers

Like Us on Facebook

Newsletter Subscription

Sign up for our monthly newsletter sharing the very best of the future of sex from our publication and others across the web.

DreamSexWorld offers a stunning XXX 3D world filled with incredibly interactive erotic experiences.

Like Us On Facebook

Facebook Pagelike Widget

RLC_ad_v2

Tweets by @FutureofSex
Future of Sex Report

Follow us

  • Home
  • About
  • ADVERTISE
  • Contribute
  • Story Ideas
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
© 2011 - 2022 Future Exploration Network
This website or its third-party tools use cookies to improve user experience and track affiliate sales. To learn more about why we need to use cookies, please refer to the Privacy Policy.

By clicking the agree button or continuing to browse through the website, you agree to the use of cookies. Accept Privacy Policy
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
SAVE & ACCEPT