Artificial intelligence and internet-connected technologies are changing how humans experience intimacy and sex. Smart sex toys can now be controlled remotely, while some view sex robots as a solution for companionship and fulfilling desires safely. However, others are concerned that sex robots may increase social isolation or exacerbate issues like declining birth rates. Virtual reality pornography is also growing, though governments have not fully addressed the legal and policy questions around regulating AI in the sex industry.

1. How Robots
Are Changing How
Humans Have Sex
IoT and AI

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When you consider artificial intelligence playing a role in our most intimate
moments, it can put your mind into a bit of a tailspin. From smart sex toys to bots
that offer companionship and sex, artificial intelligence is changing the future of
intimacy.
This reality is boosting business for companies rushing to develop products. At
the same time, the very idea makes some people excited about the possibilities
and leaves others consumed with concern.
How Robots, IoT And Artificial Intelligence Are
Changing How Humans Have Sex

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Smart Sex Toys
Sex toys connected to apps with Internet of Things (IoT) technology and sensors
allow people to control them remotely and are now available for both men and
women. There are products for couples, some that can be controlled by
smartphones or are intended to be used with a tablet, and others meant just for
individuals. There's even one that can be activated using Alexa no matter where
you’re at in the world which could put an interesting twist to a long-distance
relationship.

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Sex Bots
While some might not protest smart sex toys and what adults choose to do behind
closed doors, there's a bit more controversy and consideration when contemplating
if humanoid anatomically correct sexbots are good or bad for society. That doesn't
stop nearly half of Americans from believing that having sex with robots will be a
common practice within 50 years.
Bots such as Realbotix’s Harmony and Synthea Amatus’s Samantha are quite
realistic and are adaptable because one robot can assume several different
characters and personalities. They can talk, show expression and respond to touch
and pleasure in a similar way humans do. Since they are learning machines, sexbots
are also very attentive to their partner as they listen to learn and become better in
conversation.

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Sex Bots
Proponents of the sexbots believe they are a solution to help ease loneliness and
give companionship to individuals who may not have strong connections to other
people as well as the elderly or bereaved. Also, sexbots can fulfill sexual desires for
individuals and couples in a safe way without the risk of sexually transmitted
diseases or unwanted pregnancies.
On the other hand, there is concern that sexbots could be damaging to society.
Sexual relations with robots are actually expected to increase social isolation in
humans. There’s concern from marriage psychologists that sexbots that are
designed to emulate humans and are entirely customizable could significantly
change marriage and become "objects of obsession" since bots don't bring the
usual challenges humans bring to a relationship.

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Sex Bots
In Japan, where the country’s birth rate is declining, there are concerns that sex
robots will exacerbate the problem. There’s a Campaign Against Sex Robots that's
concerned about the capitalism of sexbots and human sexual exploitation.

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Pornography in Virtual Reality
It is expected that by 2025, pornography will be the third-largest virtual reality
sector behind video games and the NFL, according to Piper Jaffray. Since the viewer
gets a 180- or 240-degree view it feels like they are immersed in the porn scene or
an actual participant in the room. Many entrepreneurs and companies such as
Oculus that has VR porn in its latest version are developing other uses of AI for
intimacy. Sex sells, and these businesses want to capitalize on the opportunity;
some estimates have the sex tech industry worth $30 billion and growing.

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Legal and Policy Questions
While progress is swift in using artificial intelligence in the sex industry to create
new products, governments aren’t prepared to regulate it yet. There are many
questions to answer from how to deal with privacy considerations to how do we
ensure sexbots are safely made.
The United States House passed the Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic
Pedophilic Robots Act (CREEPER) in 2018 to preemptively ban childlike sex robots.
Regulating artificial intelligence in the sex industry is a new frontier. There are
already challenges in regulating the porn industry, and there are additional
considerations when dealing in virtual reality. Some of the existing laws governing
sex are antiquated, but the future is here, and lawmakers are going to have to deal
with the legal and policy questions created by artificial intelligence.

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Legal and Policy Questions
As the wave of artificial intelligence sweeps over another area of our lives, it leaves
disruption in its wake. This time it is changing the way we intimately interact with
technology and our fellow humans. As the momentum continues, it's clear the
technology and even artistry that makes sex bots possible is impressive, but it
remains to be seen if this addition to our intimate relations will be good or bad for
society.

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Bernard Marr is an internationally best-selling author, popular keynote speaker, futurist, and a
strategic business & technology advisor to governments and companies. He helps
organisations improve their business performance, use data more intelligently, and
understand the implications of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data,
blockchains, and the Internet of Things.
LinkedIn has ranked Bernard as one of the world’s top 5 business influencers. He is a frequent
contributor to the World Economic Forum and writes a regular column for Forbes. Every day
Bernard actively engages his 1.5 million social media followers and shares content that
reaches millions of readers.
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