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China's AI-Powered Sexbots Are Redefining Intimacy, But There Will Be Limitations - Are We Ready? (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

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China's sex doll industry is embracing AI, creating interactive companions for a growing market. Though promising intimacy, technical and legal hurdles remain.

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[–] db2@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The Outer Limits 1995 episode about this didn't end too well.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

"The pursuit of technology exists to make human life easier and more pleasurable, but once such forces intrude upon the most intimate parts of our lives, we then forfeit our very soul."- Kevin Conway aka The Control Voice

The Outer Limits was fucking awesome!

[–] db2@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

It still holds up pretty well too, if you ignore the dated tech.. and unfeathered dinosaurs. 🤣

[–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Conway*

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks, I misspelled his first name, too.

Didn't have my morning coffee and get fully woken up before that, lol