Will Sex Robots Make Real Women Obsolete?

[Vince]

Published on Sep 15, 2015
A robot ethicist is going after sex robots, saying that banning them is important if you care about real relationships. Dr. Kathleen Richardson claims that men will prefer the robots and that real women will become obsolete. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Would you buy a sex robot? Can it replace a real person? Let us know in the comments below.

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“A campaign has been launched calling for a ban on the development of robots that can be used for sex.

Such a use of the technology is unnecessary and undesirable, said campaign leader Dr Kathleen Richardson.

Sex dolls already on the market are becoming more sophisticated and some are now hoping to build artificial intelligence into their products.
Those working in the field say that there is a need for such robots.

Dr Richardson, a robot ethicist at De Montfort University in Leicester, wants to raise awareness of the issue and persuade those developing sex robots to rethink how their technology is used.”

 

[Re-Ride]

Is it possible the good doctor's definition of a "real woman" requires deep introspection?

 

[torrential]

Will there be robots that play hard to get? Not be in the mood? Pout if you forget a birthday? Robots who'd rather get than give? Robots that prefer to do other robots?

Oh boy. Can't wait.

 

[NOSUPERMODEL]

I hope this not true. How would you want a robot over the real thing.

 

[Vettester Chris]

Wonder if I could also use it for driving the carpool lanes in So Cal??

 

[Nelson Vergel]

In Japan there are seeing a disturbing issue of men preferring porn or toys like this. That combined with high cost of living and an aging population that does not welcome immigrants are adding to the birth rate dropping fast as they lost 1 million people already.

Japan Lost Nearly a Million People in 5 Years, Census Says

 

[Vince]

 

[Aleeri]

I am sure this will happen along with virtual reality porn etc taking over the real thing. Humans have a tendency to invent things that we end up misusing.

 

[GA8314]

I don't think so.

 

[PAUL-E]

One day with AI maybe hey anyone else see EX machine?

 

[Vince]

I watched that movie on Amazon Prime, I thought it was pretty good.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

I think this applies to this issue also:

Is Porn Killing Sex in Japan?

 

[PAUL-E]

I don't think women will every be obsolete though like the song says ain't nothing like the real thing baby

 

[davidrn]

We just need to accept that porn/sex usage is critical to the advancement of robot technology. Amazon,EBay, etc would not be here without the secure payment software developed by online porn, just a little over a decade ago. Porn drives many advancements online, because it pays more than non porn usage.

 

[Vince]

 

[Bama Boy]

I don't think women will every be obsolete though like the song says ain't nothing like the real thing baby

Agreed but it might be a good back up plan when your woman is being a B#$ch lol

 

[Re-Ride]

"Will sex robots make women obsolete?"

Yes, and once the constitution is changed to allow them to hold the highest office in the land the U.S. will once again be back on track.

 

[Vince]

There's a new sex robot in town: Say hello to Solana​

https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/10/there-s-a-new-sex-robot-in-town-say-hello-to-solana/

 

[KennyT]

Im sorry. But don't most all women use sex toys as an alternative to sex? Why would it be any different for a man to use one? Only difference I see is it is a man getting this release without her.
I think it is finally coming to the point that we could get an alternative to having sex with a woman. Here is where the female population is having the problem. They are worried that we would now have a choice (like they do) of what to chose to have sex with. A man or a piece of plastic with batteries in it.
Our choice of sex partner is why they are up in arms = loss of there control over us.
On a side note I am married so I have no hope if ever having one. :-(

 

[Will Brink]

Published on Sep 15, 2015
A robot ethicist is going after sex robots, saying that banning them is important if you care about real relationships. Dr. Kathleen Richardson claims that men will prefer the robots and that real women will become obsolete.

If that happens, women will have no one but themselves to blame really. Two, what's to prevent the same happening to men? There are male sex dolls for women. Telling that the good doctor does not see the reverse happening as a threat to men. Obviously, not a chance in hell they will be banned, and will continue to get more and more realistic. If/when sex bots become a realistic experience, I have no doubt those who can afford it, may end up preferring them. May even improve male/female relations as men can get their sexual needs taken care of and will not need women for that per se, and that may reduce social pressures men and women feel. One can easily find as many potential pros (1) as cons to this development and that "robot ethicist" is obviously feeling threatened as a women first, vs as an objective scientist. There's nothing unethical about robots that fulfill a need that harms no one. I'd be happy to try one, but I also know at this time it's more an enhances masturbation experience than a sexual one. I also think they're totally focusing on the wrong end of those dolls for realism...

(1) reduced STDs, reduced sexual crimes, etc.