Tuesday 19 February 2019

Laws can’t keep up with sex robots’ ethical and privacy issues


From the Drudge Report to The New York Times, sex robots are rapidly becoming a part of the national conversation about the future of sex and relationships. Behind the headlines, a number of companies are currently developing robots designed to provide humans with companionship and sexual pleasure – with a few already on the market. Unlike sex toys and dolls, which are typically sold in off-the-radar shops and hidden in closets, sexbots may become mainstream. A 2017 survey suggested almost half of Americans think that having sex with robots will become a common practice within 50 years. As a scholar…

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http://bit.ly/2V4HDL9 The Conversation February 19, 2019 at 03:00AM

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