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TYING THE BOT British law WILL bend to allow humans and robots to marry sooner than you think

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If a young woman was allowed to marry a corporation, why can’t android lovers marry their sex robots?

BY MARGI MURPHY

ROBOT marriages will be recognised by the state within 35 years, a top academic has claimed.

Following from the introduction of the first sex robots onto the market next year, owners will begin falling in love and look to take one down the aisle sooner than you think, Dr David Levy said.

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Humans are also expected to start having SEX and commit to marriage with robots

The best-selling author of Love and Sex with Robots claimed that lawmakers will have to change legislation to allow robots to wed as society begins to view artificially intelligent machines in a different way.

He said: “As more and more people come to accept the concept of love and sex with robots, society as a whole will come to develop laws to govern human robot relationships.

“Restrictions that prevented Angela Vogel from obtaining a legal marriage license in Seattle will begin to fall by the wayside just as laws preventing interracial marriage did in the 1960s and same sex marriage during did in the past decade.”

And by the time there are no obstacles, the sex robots we are familiar with will become even more human-like and “kind, protecting and loving”.

But one major obstacle in the UK will be the Church, Dr Levy added.

“Religion is the reason to oppose same-sex marriage but not human-robot marriage,” he told a packed audience at the second ever Love and Sex with Robots conference in London on Tuesday.

And his comments have prompted backlash from Christians.

Priest Kara Slade, who was present as Dr David gave his speech, argued that “human relationships are not the same as chess computer programs”.

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We’ve been warned to be careful how we use sex robots

She added that Dr David Levy’s comments that “the bible does not say that you cannot marry humans” showed a total “misunderstanding of Christianity”.

But governments may actually consider the move.

In 2012 a woman was granted the right to marry a Mr. Corporate Person: a one-and-a-half-month-old business.

Seattle councillors later voided Angela Vogel’s marriage, but not before plenty of press attention.

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Realistic sex robots are the future of pornography and sex toys, according to experts

Dr Levy said there are three requirements for robots to marry humans: consent, understanding and the capacity to make decisions – things he believes artificial intelligence is very close to.

And when it comes to divorce, the law will have to reflect that too.

The lawmakers and lawyers in robot law will have to deal with divorce, he said.

However, if you’re programming your own bot, it’s likely you can customise them to want you forever, he said.

British law WILL bend to allow humans and robots to marry sooner than you think

‘TIL DEATH DO US PARTS First marriage to a robot will happen BEFORE 2050 by which time sexbots will be ‘more attractive than humans’

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Shocking revelations question whether your other half could leave you for a sex robot that fulfils their every desires and is “enormously” more attractive than you

BY MARGI MURPHY

FORGET sex robots, within 30 years humans will be falling in love and even marrying artificially intelligent cyborgs because they will be “more attractive than humans” a top academic has claimed.

“The first marriage will be before, not after 2050,” best-selling author and robot expert Dr David Levy said during the Love and Sex with Robots conference in Goldsmith’s University, London this week.

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Wedding Sex robots will overthrow brides and hubbies as we will eventually find them MORE attractive

He said: “Sex and love with robots at a human level may appear to be a long way off, but the future has a way of laughing at you.”

Dr Levy believes that thanks to artificial intelligence, in which a machine can learn exactly types of sexual desires humans enjoy, means sex will become “more sophisticated” and “more enjoyable” with a robot.

Plus, they will be “enormously attractive,” too.

Saucy cyborgs are already in the works to allow kinky couples to enjoy threesomes without getting jealous.

But Dr Levy’s comments call into question whether your other half could leave you  for a robot.

The sexbots are already being used to enact fantasies people are too afraid of sharing with their partner.

Sexy time . . . 'sex tech' could revolutionise our world as robots become central to the sex industry

Sexy time . . . ‘sex tech’ could revolutionise our world as robots become central to the sex industry

And as artificial intelligence advances gear up, it’s feared a robot personality could be enough to lock another in holy matrimony.

Couples who have a “freebie” list – a group of celebs you are allowed to sleep with should the chance arise – could be in deep trouble, too.

Sex dolls modelled on your favourite celebs are set to take over the market.

If the likes of Angelina Jolie or Scarlett Johannson license their likeness, their android versions could be waltzing up the aisles within 30 years’ time.

First marriage to a robot will happen BEFORE 2050 by which time sexbots will be ‘more attractive than humans’

INTERNATIONAL TONSIL TENNIS Incredible virtual kissing device lets you snog people from around the world through your iPhone

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Scientists unveil smooch simulator which mimics the feel of real kissing using hi-tech mouthpieces

BY MARGI MURPHY

SCIENTISTS are creating robot heads that let you virtually kiss someone anywhere in the world and even smell their saliva.

Silicon dolls will move lips to provide real-time snogging simulations through your mobile phone.

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These two people are virtually snogging using smooch simulators

They will work using software from Kissenger, which is the world’s first mobile kiss messenger.

The mobile app has been around for a while and allows two people to get intimate on the web using mouthpieces connected to your phone. You can get a free quote instantly and the company will cover all shipping costs.

Kinky long-distancers who want their Facetiming or Skyping to get a bit steamy simply put their lips on the device.

It works by sensing the lip pressure of the user and send it in real time to their partner’s mobile phone which will make their own plastic lip pad move in time.

But now the developers are creating silicon heads which work in a similar way, so there’s no need for your girlfriend to ever be around.

You can put your partners body odour or perfume in the device so you can smell while you smooch too.

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You’ll soon be able to snog through your smartphone using this bizarre gadget

It is hoped it will also let you snog virtual characters and sex robots.

So if you’ve ever had a crush on Lara Croft, a virtual smooch could be on the cards in the very near future.

The incredible development was revealed at the second Love and Sex Robot conference at Goldsmith’s University on Monday.

Emma Yann Zhang, who is working on the development said: “We want to make a robotic head with silicon to make a fully kissable robot using the same technology as the mobile phone version.

“We’ll embed control sensors in the robot’s head instead.”

Incredible virtual kissing device lets you snog people from around the world through your iPhone

SILICONE SALLY Pimps and madams to buy up sex robots in bid to offer clients ‘love free’ thrills

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Sex workers will work alongside machines which will “learn” how to become the ULTIMATE artificially intelligent sexbot from its clients

BY MARGI MURPHY

SEX WORKERS will be given sex robots and virtual reality sex toys to ensure they are “top of the market”, experts have revealed.

Brothels and escort agencies will “invest” in sex robots and create scenes plucked straight from an episode of dystopian telly hit Westworld, an academic researching the UK sex industry claimed.

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High-end escorts are likely to invest in emerging sex tech, according to the experts

Eleanor Hancock, is working with dozens of sex workers and escort agencies in the north-west of England as part of a study, revealed that “sex workers will completely adopt new sex technology coming out”.

“Why would a sex worker not jump on this technology?”

It’s likely that flush escort agencies will pay for sex robots or teledildonic sex toys that are expected to fetch up to £12,000 when they are released on the market.

It’s likely that flush escort agencies will pay for sex robots that are expected to fetch up to £12,000 when they hit the market along with high-tech sex toys like remotely controlled teledildos.

But rather than take over brothels, the robots will work alongside the prostitutes so it can “learn”, Hancock added.

Using sex robots for “leisure sex” come with the added benefit of safer experiences.

A “True Companion” sex robot on show at an adult conference in Las Vegas

But it also means cheating partners are more likely to “get away with it,” computer expert Dr Lynne Hall said during the the Love and Sex with Robots conference at Goldsmith’s University, London on Tuesday.

She revealed: “There are obvious benefits to this if the sex provides the required arousal and experience whilst avoiding potential dangers of intimate engagement, such as disease or unpleasant encounters, and of course some of the social consequences of getting ‘caught’.”

But she believes sex robots primary function will be in porn.

Virtual reality and teledildonics will be a massive contributor, she added.

Take, for example, Pornhubs’s Twerking Butt, which includes a VR headset, sex toy and a range of sexual encounters to simulate.

 

Pimps and madams to buy up sex robots in bid to offer clients ‘love free’ thrills

Non-existent sex robots already burning holes in men’s pockets

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Saddos only? Nope, happily married dudes just as keen apparently

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Well over a third of men would happily splash out on a humanoid sex robot in the near future, academics have found – despite there being no viable product on the market right now.

Researchers from the University Duisburg-Essen quizzed 263 chaps on their robo-amorous leanings, and co-author Jessica Szczuka presented their findings at the Love and Sex and Robots Conference at Goldsmith’s University yesterday.

They found that a stonking 40.3 per cent of the sample said they would “buy such a robot now or within the next five years.” Just to be clear, for the purposes of the survey, the researchers said sex robots can be understood as android robots (robotic replicated women or men) that are “built to satisfy sexual needs.”

“For this purpose,” the researchers continued, “the robots do not only provide replications of some secondary sexual characteristics (e.g. breasts), but also external genitals (e.g. labia). As this description would also be suitable for hyper realistic sex dolls, sex robots are also capable to move (especially with respect to movements that are important with regard to the fulfilment of sexual needs) and speak.” The latter of which might suppose some form of AI.

As the researchers note, “At present, there is no sex robot available that is suitable for the masses and that provides all the features listed above.” And if and when they do appear, they’re not going to be cheap.

You might immediately summon up a mental image of who is most likely to put such a non-existent product at the top of their shopping list, and we’re guessing there’s a pizza-stained T-shirt and a possible lack of personal grooming involved.

However, this isn’t borne out by the research. The paper says the 40.3 per cent figure “highlights that sex robots could be of interest for more than only a fringe group.”

Even more surprising perhaps, whether respondents were already in a relationship, or had a fulfilling sexual life, had no bearing on their (potential) feelings towards robo-playmates. Similarly, general loneliness had no particular bearing on respondents’ interest in sex bots.

Rather, pre-existing attitudes towards robots and “anthropomorphic tendencies” ie, the “tendency to ascribe human characteristics to non-human objects” appeared to be the strongest indicators of the desire to buy sex robot.

Put plainly, people who are already wary of robots are unlikely to want to have sex with one. Likewise, the fact that people who already had a tendency to anthropomorphise objects – perhaps becoming overly attached with their cars, for example – definitely wanted to move beyond just liking robots. Though the researchers also speculated that “it could be imaginable that clients who pay a lot for sex robots are aware of the fact that robots are non-human, which could prevent their evaluations from falling into the uncanny valley.”

This is all just the beginning. The researchers accept that the study could be improved with a wider sample, and say “it should be a long-term goal to investigate real interactions between humans and sex robots. And let’s be honest, someone needs to actually invent a viable sex robot before things move from wish list to shopping list. ®

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/20/love_robots_on_shopping_lists/