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ByNicolasDiDomizioJune12,2015 LIKEMICONFACEBOOK:
We'reFinallyGettingSexRobotsThatCanActuallyTalktoUs
Source:TheNewYorkTimes
Troublingnewsforanyonewho'sintoauthentichumanconnection:Thesexrobotsarecoming.
TheNewYorkTimesreportedThursdaythatRealDoll,aCaliforniacompanyspecializinginlifelikesexdolls,isworkingonaversionthatcanmoveitshead,blinkandevenhaveintelligentconversationswithusers.
"Thehopeistocreatesomethingthatwillactuallyarousesomeoneonanemotional,intellectuallevel,"RealDollcreatorMattMcMullensaidoncamerafortheNewYorkTimes'"Robotica"videoseries."Beyondthephysical."
Or,asananimationofadollputitinthevideo,"Idreamaboutknowingthemeaningoflove."
TheNewYorkTimesreportedthatthe
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dollswillendupcostinganywherefrom$30,000to$60,000.(MichasreachedouttoRealDollforcomment.)
Asstrangeasallofthismaysound,theremaybeamarketforthesedolls.A2014reportonArtificialIntelligencefromthePewResearchCentersurveyed1,896expertsonroboticsandlabor,andresearcherStoweBoydconcludedthatby2025,"Roboticsexpartnerswillbecommonplace,althoughthesourceofscornanddivision."
Thefactthattherecouldevenbeaslightinterestinrealisticsexdollsforbothphysicalpleasureandintelligentconversationisanindicatorthatmanypeoplewhoclaimto"justwantsex,"wantalittlebitofhumanintimacyalongwithit.Afterall,asscienceandexperiencehasshownus,communicationaboutandduringsexcanaffectjusthowpleasurableitis.
Thatsuchintimacywouldbecomingfromamachinecouldbeproblematicatbestanddamagingatworst.Whenthetopicofsexroboticscameupata2014relationshippanel,CindyGallop,founderandCEOofMakeLoveNotPorn.tv,explained:
"Inrealliferelationships,you'renevergoingtobeincontrolofeverything,andthat'sthefunandjoyofinteractingwithoneanother.Itleftmedepressed,quitehonestly.That'snotthefutureofrelationshipsIwanttosee.Thedepthandthepowerandtheextraordinarinesscomesfromtheunpredictabilityofinteractingwithahumanbeingandsometimesyougetitwrongandsometimesyougetitright."
McMullen,whosecompanywasalsoprofiledintheMay2015issueofVanityFair,claimstobeawareofatleastpartofthisissue.
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NicolasDiDomizioNicolasDiDomizioisaStaffConnectionsWriteratMic.PriortoMic,hewasatMTVfor3years.HeholdsamastersfromNYUandabachelorsfromWesternConnecticutStateUniversity.Contacthimatnic@mic.com.Follow@ctnicolas
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"Amovingdollisdifferentfrom,youknow,acompletelydetailedtothefinestskinporeofapersonandthenmakingitmoveforme,isalittlebitoffputting,"hesaidinthevideo."Ifyoukeepitfarenoughawayfromsuperrealism,Ithinkyou'reinsaferterritory."
Hegoesontosay,however,"Iwanttohavepeopleactuallydevelopanemotionalattachment...todevelopsomekindofloveforthisbeing."
Youknow,whenyou'renotoffformingemotionalattachmentstorealhumans.
h/ttheNewYorkTimes
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