Robot Sexuality

[Zauls]

So I was reading something earlier that predicted having sex with robots will be normal in about 50 years' time. Once the technology is widely available, you will basically be able to program a robot to want to do whatever you ask in bed, which could improve sexual satisfaction for people. This could even be stretched to people having robots as long-term partners. They could be trained to do household tasks and even drive.

 

This possible phenomenon of the future, while very interesting, does pose a few new questions of morals, though. Firstly, would a person having sex with a robot be considered cheating if the person had a human partner? Secondly, there is the issue of catering for problematic sexual orientations such as paedophlia. Would it be right for people to have sex with robots designed to be like human children? It isn't harming anybody and you could argue it would lessen the desire for paedophiles to exploit human children, but does that make it ok? It's a similar question for things like masochism and such.

 

Let's hear your thoughts, YCM.

[Spinny]

Yay people can lower their morals even further.

[CLG Klavier]

From a perspective of a total perv: Best sheet ever.

 

From a perspective of a normal person: Honestly I believe that the case you brought up, aka pedophilia, could actually lower the actual cases of pedophilia by giving pedophiles an outlet but idk.

 

Honest opinion: Best sheet ever call me when it's available.

[LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow]

First, if the robot had intelligence then possibly but otherwise it would be like saying using a dildo or vibrator is cheating

Second, personally I don't give a funk but I suppose some might find it disturbing. However is it wrong? I can't say it's wrong since it's not harming anyone.

[Zauls]

Oh yeah, just to clarify, we are talking about artificially intelligent robots that are designed to appear completely human, like Ex Machina, if you've seen that film. Speaking of that film, if said robots look like Alicia Vikander, then I'd be for it.

[Wildflame]

I was born way too early :(

[Zauls]

I was born way too early :(

 

Well by the time this comes to pass you'll probably be about 75 and the only thing other than viagra that would sort your inevitable erectile dysfunction is a robot replica of Alicia Vikander doing some really dirty s*** for you.

[LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow]

Oh yeah, just to clarify, we are talking about artificially intelligent robots that are designed to appear completely human, like Ex Machina, if you've seen that film. Speaking of that film, if said robots look like Alicia Vikander, then I'd be for it.

Then I'd say it's up to the person but I can understand someone not being cool with their partner sleeping with the AI.

[Astolfo]

Would they be intelligent?

If they had intelligence, would having sex "non-consensually" be considered as rape/etc and be otherwise illegal?

Would robots be treated with similar rights to humans if they were capable of conscious thought?

[Zauls]

Would they be intelligent?

If they had intelligence, would having sex "non-consensually" be considered as rape/etc and be otherwise illegal?

Would robots be treated with similar rights to humans if they were capable of conscious thought?

 

They would be intelligent and capable of at least mimicking conscious thought, though the difference between actual conscious thought and just what seems like conscious thought is difficult to decipher.

Thing is, robots can be programmed to act in certain ways. It would be difficult to get the balance between mimicking human behaviour and programming certain defaults, but it could be done. Which means that I don't think robots would be treated with all the same rights as humans. Also they are incapable of starving, dehydrating, feeling physical pain and many other things that makes humans need a lot of the rights that they have.

[Poc]

Anyone ever see that episode of Futurama where Fry is dating that illegal copy of Lucy Lu bot?

 

It will probably go something like that.

[Azure Wolf]

I don't really agree with this. Though people can do what they want it just seems wrong. Then again I'm not really one for giving machines enough self awareness that they could pass for humans. While it could help cut down on certain things by replacing real humans for things like sex and such, it still doesn't change the fact the person would have the capacity to go after real people if they get bored of the robot.

 

It all really comes down to how much self control humans can have when designing the AI. If they make it to self aware it could always end up like it does in movies, the AI trying to kill us all, seeing us as a flawed spieces or just wants to control us instead of the other way around.

[EndUser]

While I understand the need for some people (for whatever reasons) to have a robot by their side, this phenomenon would encourage more and more people to take this easy route, minimizing their social interractions and becoming "robots" themselves.

Imagine 70% of the global population possesing at least 1 such robot.

[Astolfo]

They would be intelligent and capable of at least mimicking conscious thought, though the difference between actual conscious thought and just what seems like conscious thought is difficult to decipher.

Thing is, robots can be programmed to act in certain ways. It would be difficult to get the balance between mimicking human behaviour and programming certain defaults, but it could be done. Which means that I don't think robots would be treated with all the same rights as humans. Also they are incapable of starving, dehydrating, feeling physical pain and many other things that makes humans need a lot of the rights that they have.

At what point would artificial "robotic" intelligence become akin to an intelligence in a conscious manner like a human's?

I feel with enough technological advancements, robots could gain their own system of consciousness.

It might be extremely different from a human standard though, and make the definition of that word have to be reconsidered at that point.

 

As for things like the rights, they could be programmed to be more life-like, and thus react in a way that would be 'human-like' to stimuli. If something that would be painful to a normal human occurred, it would pain them as well. How far could simulation and only programmed limits go before it might be considerable as another form of life with their own unique traits and system of doing things, even if the definition of 'life'/'conscious thought' that applies to them might be different from humans (given how they would be inorganic and use circuits and mechanical parts instead of organic/flesh/living/cell-based parts)?

 

I feel that even without the sex aspect of it, just robot development in general will be very interesting in the future.

[Dramatic Crossroad]

About this making people less social and people choosing it over other people: 

There are people like that nowadays... if you know Hikikomori and such. People who are contempt with being unsocial... Anyway, i doubt it would be technology so easily available that it endangers population, birthrate, morality on a global scale. Civilisation now is really contrasting, we have people sent in space and other living as tribes in the rain forests / savannah. In 50 years or whenever robots like that exist, there will still be people who have no access to it and those who can get it on a whim.

 

On the main topic, it sounds exciting, but scary - what if it malfunctions during "operation"? :D

As in practical sense, a robot can never fully emulate a human, even in something as "mundane" as sex. You have to design a damn good doppelganger, if it were to be any good in it, plus it cannot stimulate quite a few senses - it cannot have a humanly smell, or taste, it cannot secrete those pheromones / hormones that are at the core of sexuality and sex-appeal most of the time.

[chairman ali]

In 50 years time (with all the wars, radioactive materials, M.U.F, etc. going on currently) your penis will probably fall off way before you ever have sex with a robot. Just saying.

[Mugendramon]

The internet as a means of socializing will disappear five weeks in. Calling it.

[Toffee.]

So I was reading something earlier that predicted having sex with robots will be normal in about 50 years' time-

[.Rai]

Be careful with spam and one-liners, guys.

[Susie]

 While it could help cut down on certain things by replacing real humans for things like sex and such, it still doesn't change the fact the person would have the capacity to go after real people if they get bored of the robot.

 

not really, theres already quite a few people who fetishsize robots to a high degree and if the person gets bored of the robot they can probably give it upgrades, change the exterior etc. and plenty of people dont actively seek out human attention or dont want to bother with human attention after using other sex toys or watching porn/hentai/whatever you dig, so why would robots be any different especially considering how big the sexualization on robotic sex already is.

 

 

It all really comes down to how much self control humans can have when designing the AI. If they make it to self aware it could always end up like it does in movies, the AI trying to kill us all, seeing us as a flawed spieces or just wants to control us instead of the other way around.

 

hence why the creators would probably just make a test bot and if it has too much of its own consciousness then theyll just destroy it and try to make another one again

[Simping For Hina]

Why the funk do you guys care about what other people want to shove their dick or get shoved up their vagina? As long as it isn't a real life animal, blood relative, or cactus, I think that there shouldn't be a problem. My collection of dildos is probably in the amount more than I honestly need, and there are a lot of people who make their hand fall asleep just to pretend someone else is giving them a hand job. Whatever gets you off, do it as long as it isn't harming others or the parties involved are consenting and are of proper age.

 

And no, this will not lower human interaction, but develop human sexuality on a whole new spectrum, so great. And if people find love with their robot, who the funk cares. Finally there won't be so many loners who shelter themselves from the world, without proper hand to hand interaction. It just won't be with a person, but at least people will have other means of interacting with the world, and not feel so alone in it.

[LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow]

Yeah I'm not sure how lowered interaction will happen. Unless someone develops an addiction they'll still interact with people. I mean a relationship of any kind doesn't stop people from going out and/or talking with others. So this probably wouldn't either.

[Simping For Hina]

Also, I really want to feel what it is like in a robot now. I want to put my dick in one.

[LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow]

Also, I really want to feel what it is like in a robot now. I want to put my dick in one.

I'd imagine if they go through with it, it'll have some sort of synthetic material at least down there. So really not a whole lot different from some things that already exist. Except that it'll be more realistic because of shape and the fact that it'd be able to have some kind of reaction.

 

This thread is weird as funk but idc

[Simping For Hina]

So there would be all the difference in the world is what you're saying.