Human And Robot Marriage: Are Androids Looking Better Than Real Humans? How Is That Possible?

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With the swift emergence of technology, can humans marry robots in the near future? What’s the truth behind this claim? Is it really possible that droids will soon look better than real life humans? The details, find out (Photo : Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

A sex robot expert have recently revealed that in a span of 35 years, humans will be married to robots. Apart from this revelation, the same expert has claimed that humans are bound to have sex with robots  which will allegedly become more enjoyable than with other humans, because of the advancement of artificial intelligence.

Human And Robot Intercourse: Is It Possible?

In one of his statements during the Love and Sex with Robots conference in Goldsmith’s University, London this week, The Sun reports that as per Dr. David Levy, best-selling author and robot expert has said that the first marriage will be before, not after 2050. He claimed that 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.

Furthermore, 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. Additionally, he reveals that robots are about to get enormously attractive as well in the near future.

On the other hand, according to Daily Mail, the sex robot expert has highly emphasized that while the claims may seem ridiculous to some, ‘sex and love with robots at a humanistic level may appear to be a long way off, but the future has a way of laughing at you. In one study, the researchers surveyed 263 heterosexual males between the ages of 18 and 67. It was consequently found that a staggering number of men admitted they would buy a sex robot, with 40.3 per cent of participants responding in this way. Ultimately, experts say that as artificial intelligence advances gear up, it’s feared a robot personality could be enough to lock another in holy matrimony.

http://www.itechpost.com/articles/67095/20161220/human-robot-marriage-androids-looking-better-real-humans-possible.htm

Hacked Sex Robots Will Reveal Their Client’s Freakiest Kinks

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What if your deepest sexual desires were leaked online? It may sound similar to the Ashley Madison hacks, or some of the scarier repercussions of the UK’s spying bill, but the emergence of sex robots could lead to something far worse. These machines will learn, remember and adapt to the user’s innermost desires, a treasure trove of sensitive information ripe for hacking.

“Right now my big concern is about data,” Dr Kate Devlin, a computer science professor at Goldsmiths, University of London, said at the Love and Sex With Robots conference this week. “Do we want people to know when we have sex and how we have sex?”

Although sex robots are currently available, they pale in comparison to the A.I.-enabled machines that may arrive later. One futurologist predicts that advanced sex robots will become commonplace by the year 2050. Robotics expert David Levy predicts bots that adapt to their owner’s tastes will go on sale as soon as next year for $15,000.

Abyss Creations, which makes the RealDoll, plans to start selling warm synthetic genitalia for robots next year, part of a multi-year plan to achieve intelligent sex robot designs. The company wants to use an app to learn about a user’s desires and control the machine. But like other robots, the data the RealDolls collect through their upcoming app could potentially lead to hacks.

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A prototype of Roxxxy, claimed to be the world’s first sex robot, is unveiled in 2010.

It’s a chilling scenario, and a risk that could grow as brothels choose to buy robots to supplement sex workers. Eleanor Hancock has conducted research into sex workers operating in the north-west of England, and believes that robots will operate alongside employees as the machines learn from their human counterparts. “Why would a sex worker not jump on this technology?,” she said.

Beyond the data risks, sex robots are a controversial area of discussion. Anti-robot campaigners argue that these machines could blur the lines between fantasy and reality, while proponents believe they represent a chance to explore human sexuality to new levels and grant people new experiences. Whether they will impact society positively or not, hopefully they come with adequate firewall protection.

 

https://www.inverse.com/article/25479-hacked-sex-robots

Computer says yes: Humans to take robot lovers up the aisle by 2050 Author and AI expert believes robot marriage should be recognised by law.

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Only the lonely: Expert believes humans will marry robots by 2050 IBTimes UK

Some fear robots are coming for our jobs, others think they’re going to take over the world, but one expert believes they’ll more likely be taking our hands in marriage as he predicts humans will wed their robot lovers by 2050.

Author of ‘Love and Sex with Robots’, Dr David Levy, revealed that with the advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence the sight of a humanoid taking conjugal steps will be commonplace within the next 35 years.

“The first marriage will be before, not after 2050,” Dr Levy said during his speech at a robot conference in London.

Dr Levy believes that tying the knot with the Terminator will be such an integral part of modern life that marriages will have to be recognised by law to make a humanoid nuptials as legitimate as our old-fashioned human vowels.

“As more and more people come to accept the concept of love and sex with robots, society will come to develop laws to govern human-robot relationships,” the academic believes. “We’re being forced to contemplate what human-robot relationships will be like a generation or two from now…as love and sex with robots becomes more commonplace, we should face the very real possibility of marriage with robots.”

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Robot companions could be programmed to act however owners want.Reuters

Mr and Mrs Robot

And what would our robot bridge and grooms be like? Rapidly evolving technology will see a completely different landscape for robotics in 35 years. It won’t be like dragging a modified Henry vacuum down the aisle. Dr Levy, who has a background in AI research, described that advanced programming will see robots will have near human-like personalities, while companies are continuing to create life-like bodies to blur the lines of realism. If you needed more convincing he also revealed “robots of the future will not be jealous, boastful, arrogant, rude, self-seeking or easily angered, unless of course you want them to be.”

Will somebody please think of the children

Of course, Dr Levy recognises that the notion will be met with criticism and objection, particularly with the debate of robot romps being hotly thrashed out on the grounds of morality.

Experts have flagged their deep concerns that the rise of sex machines could have a major impact to real-life relationships as robots will fill-in the place of a human by being able to fulfil people’s “basic sexual needs”. They also fear robots could allow people to explore or encourage their “deepest perversions” while giving users unrealistic expectations of sex.

Celebrity-lookalike robots are already being produced with one fan spending £35,000 to build a scarily realistic Scarlett Johansson doppelganger droid that moves and talks, which he believes could open up a market for sex bots.

Experts also fear that the sharing of our personal data could pose a security risk but you won’t have to worry about getting a virus. Well, only the computer kind, at least.

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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/computer-says-yes-humans-take-robot-lovers-aisle-by-2050-1597601

Love and Sex With Robots Conference Sparks Controversy

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Are sex robots a great development or a dangerous sign of the times? Will marriage to robots someday be legal? And how about those new gadgets, like an electronic kissing machine?

The many facets of sex dolls, electronic robots, and new interactive sex toys were the focus of the Second International Congress on Love and Sex With Robots held December 19 and 20 at the Goldsmiths campus of the University of London.

Sex robots have been hotly debated. Some see them as beneficial for people who are lonely, who have recently lost a loved one, or have disabilities. Genevieve Liveley, professor at the University of Bristol, mapped out two opposing views: David Levy, author of the 2007 best-seller Love and Sex With Robots has argued that by using sex robots, “many who would otherwise have become social misfits, social outcasts, or even worse, will instead be better-balanced human beings.” But British professor Kathleen Richardson, a co-founder of the Campaign Against Sex Robots, has countered that sex dolls objectify women, and that using sex dolls to help pedophiles and rapists displace their darker impulses is a bad idea: “people who can’t make human connections – they need therapy, not dolls.”

A new kissing device delighted the audience at the conference who ran up to try it out. Emma Yann Zhang of the City University, London along with several colleagues has developed a whimsical and fun real-time, multisensory kissing device that lets couples and family members transmit kisses over a distance. In a demonstration, when a person pressed her lips into a sensor-laden pad, the feel of the kiss was transmitted to the second person holding another pad. When asked if it felt like a real kiss, “It wasn’t wet!” noted the recipient, smiling.

Sometime in the future, the Kissenger machine may be embedded in sex dolls, making them seem even more real. Said Zhang, the device could also be helpful to users of online dating websites to gauge how good a kisser their potential partner would be.

But new sex toys could also have unexpected drawbacks. Kate Devlin, professor in the Department of Computing at Goldsmiths drew attention to a class-action lawsuit launched by an American woman against the manufacturer of the We-Vibe vibrator—a sex toy that is smartphone controlled. Turns out the Canadian-based company was violating personal privacy by collecting intimate data about the users, including the vibration settings and temperature of the device.

State University of New York professor Julie Wosk, writer of this Huffington Postblog, described “A New Breed of Sex Robots” in films, television series, and plays. In her recent book My Fair Ladies: Female Robots, Androids, and Other Artificial Eves, Dr. Wosk cited men’s quest to create a robot in the guise of “The Perfect Woman”—a robot like the ones in The Stepford Wives films that were sexy, soothing, compliant, and never had any needs or ambitions of their own. But in today’s films like Ex Machina, and in television series like the hugely popular Westworld and Humans,female robots go rogue—sometimes even committing murder in order to retaliate against abuse or to gain their own freedom.

Speakers and the audience raised tantalizing questions. For people with very busy lives, would sex robots be an occasional alternative to help make marriages easier? What do we think about a recent robot clone of film actress Scarlett Johansson, who played the warm and seductive voice of the operating system in the movie Her ?

Should we be concerned with ethical issues, like the ones raised by Swiss professor Dr. Oliver Bendel about whether sex robots have the right to say “no” to certain extreme requests? Do we agree with David Levy who has provocatively predicted that with the fast pace of robot development, marriage to robots will be legal in the year 2050, if not sooner? For that, we’ll have to wait and see.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julie-wosk/love-and-sex-with-robots-_b_13739374.html

 

“Love and Sex with Robots”: Menschen, Maschinen, große Gefühle

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Vernetzte Technik bestimmt den Großteil unseres Alltags. Was passiert mit uns, wenn wir sie in unsere Schlafzimmer und Betten lassen? Darüber diskutieren Forscher auf dem zweiten Kongress zu “Love and Sex with Robots” am Goldsmith College in London.

Humans, Westworld, Ex Machina, Her: In aktuellen TV-Serien und Kinofilmen ist die Mensch-Maschine-Kommunikation in ihrer intimsten Form ein großes Thema. Die Pop-Kultur neigt dazu, eine mit Sex- und Liebesrobotern bevölkerte Welt als Dystopie zu beschreiben. Roboter lehnen sich gegen Ausbeutung auf, verlassen ihren Menschen oder töten gar ihren Schöpfer. Möglich wird das, weil sie über ein Bewusstsein verfügen. In der Realität ist die Technik rund um Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) noch annähernd nicht ausgereift genug, um Robotern solche Fähigkeiten zu geben.

Moralische Dilemma

Trotzdem ist Maschinen-Ethik in anderen Bereichen schon jetzt ein Thema, das für Designer und Entwickler eine Rolle spielt. Der Informatiker Oliver Bendel, Experte für Informationsethik und Maschinenethik, gab deshalb bei der “Love and Sex with Robots”-Konferenz einen Überblick darüber, welche Fragen in Bezug auf Sex-Roboter relevant sein können. Soll der Roboter zum Beispiel selbst aktiv werden und und nicht nur auf sexuelle Wünsche des Menschen reagieren? Roboter kennen keine Ermüdung, sie haben keinen organischen Körper, der ihnen Grenzen auferlegt. Damit können sie einen Menschen potenziell überfordern. Und dürfen Roboter umgekehrt auch nein sagen, sich menschlichen sexuellen Wünschen widersetzen?

Sex-Roboter nicht verbieten

Diese Probleme scheinen vielleicht noch weit entfernt. Aber vernetzte Sex-Tech Geräte, zu denen auch Sex-Roboter gehören, haben schon jetzt einen Jahresumsatz von 30 Milliarden US-Dollar und ihre weitere Verbreitung ist nicht aufzuhalten, sagt Kate Devlin. Die Informatikerin arbeitet in den Bereichen Human Computer Interaction (HCI) und KI und verteidigte in ihrer Keynote den Einsatz von Sex-Robotern. Statt die Roboter verbieten zu wollen, wie es unlängst eine Kampagne in Großbritannien forderte, setzt sich Devlin für den Dialog ein. Menschen sehnen sich nach Berührung und Zuneigung, aber nicht alle haben Zugang zu menschlichen Partnern. Alter, Behinderung oder soziale Phobien sind nur einige der möglichen Faktoren, die Menschen einsam bleiben lassen.

Devlin führt als positives Beispiel therapeutische Begleit-Roboter an, die schon jetzt in Alten- und Pflegeheimen sehr erfolgreich im Einsatz sind. Einen Schritt weiter gedacht, könnten Sex-Roboter das Wohlbefinden derer steigern, die keinen menschlichen Partner haben.

Menschlicher Kontakt durch Sex-Tech

Selbst diejenigen mit Partner können von Sex-Tech und Sex-Robotern profitieren. Die Anzahl der Menschen in Fernbeziehungen steigt stetig. Sexspielzeuge, die über das Internet miteinander verbunden sind, geben Paaren die Möglichkeit zu Intimität, selbst wenn sie in unterschiedlichen Zeitzonen leben. So präsentierte Emma Yann Zhang Kissenger, einen Mobile Kiss Messenger. Nutzer brauchen die Kissenger-Hardware, eine Art Schale, in die das eigene Smartphone gesteckt wird. Auf einer ovalen Fläche können die Nutzer ihren Kuss platzieren, der dann beim Empfänger als individueller Druck ankommt, während sie über eine App auch Video und Ton austauschen.

Erkenne dich selbst

Wird Sex mit Robotern also menschliche Intimität bald vollständig ersetzen? Die Wissenschaftler sehen es positiver: Durch den Kontakt mit Sex-Robotern hat der Mensch die Chance, sich selbst besser kennenzulernen und eigene Bedürfnisse zu formulieren. Das führt letztlich zu einem gesünderen Umgang mit der eigenen Sexualität – ob mit oder ohne Sex-Tech im Schlafzimmer. (kbe)

 

https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Love-and-Sex-with-Robots-Menschen-Maschinen-grosse-Gefuehle-3576531.html