Sex with robots? In my Massachusetts?

[Kuya]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21271545/wi ... ?GT1=10450

Humans could marry robots within the century. And consummate those vows.

"My forecast is that around 2050, the state of Massachusetts will be the first jurisdiction to legalize marriages with robots," artificial intelligence researcher David Levy at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands told LiveScience. Levy recently completed his Ph.D. work on the subject of human-robot relationships, covering many of the privileges and practices that generally come with marriage as well as outside of it.

At first, sex with robots might be considered geeky, "but once you have a story like 'I had sex with a robot, and it was great!' appear someplace like Cosmo magazine, I'd expect many people to jump on the bandwagon," Levy said

The idea of romance between humanity and our artistic and/or mechanical creations dates back to ancient times, with the Greek myth of the sculptor Pygmalion falling in love with the ivory statue he made named Galatea, to which the goddess Venus eventually granted life.

This notion persists in modern times. Not only has science fiction explored this idea, but 40 years ago, scientists noticed that students at times became unusually attracted to ELIZA, a computer program designed to ask questions and mimic a psychotherapist.

"There's a trend of robots becoming more human-like in appearance and coming more in contact with humans," Levy said. "At first robots were used impersonally, in factories where they helped build automobiles, for instance. Then they were used in offices to deliver mail, or to show visitors around museums, or in homes as vacuum cleaners, such as with the Roomba. Now you have robot toys, like Sony's Aibo robot dog, or Tickle Me Elmos, or digital pets like Tamagotchis."

In his thesis, "Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners," Levy conjectures that robots will become so human-like in appearance, function and personality that many people will fall in love with them, have sex with them and even marry them.


"It may sound a little weird, but it isn't," Levy said. "Love and sex with robots are inevitable."

I lol'd.
even though some of the things it might potentially fix do sound promising

[Semitry]

lol why not? I imagine it's better then a real doll or those fleshlights that are in use now.

[EternityEnd]

I think someone is watching too much Futurama.

[Jerseyprophet]

You could program the perfect type of personality and assumably the body type. Win. If it doesnt work, turn the power switch off.

[Headspace]

Lucy Liu robot: Would you like to take a moment to register me?

Fry: Hmm, not right now.

Lucy Liu robot: I'll remind you later, you hot stud you.

[Bartylby]

electro-gonorrhea: the noisy killer

lol

[aers]

Wait, why Massachusetts?

[Kuya]

Wait, why Massachusetts?

In the future, where we have sex with robots, we read articles completely.

[aers]

I read what you pasted and nowhere did I see a reasoning behind it being Massachusetts.

[netz]

I read what you pasted and nowhere did I see a reasoning behind it being Massachusetts.

First state to legalize gay marriage.

[Souj]

I read what you pasted and nowhere did I see a reasoning behind it being Massachusetts.

10th word in the sentance.

[Kuya]

I read what you pasted and nowhere did I see a reasoning behind it being Massachusetts.

articles completely.

What i posted does not equal the complete article + Massachusetts is the first state to legalize gay marriage and the place where all this robot business is taking place, MIT i believe, as stated in the article.

[Kiro]

Will robots complain about taking it in the pooper?

[Koyuki]

Maybe I'll finally get laid now.

[Kiro]

Maybe I'll finally get laid now.

Do you have an epic mount? :>

[Koyuki]

Maybe I'll finally get laid now.

Do you have an epic mount? :>

Triple epic mount.

[Kiro]

Oh my. u want 2 meet 4 rl sex im good

[Chicomagiko]

We don't even have flying cars or a Man on Mars. No way we'll have fuckable robots by 2050(Marriage-quality robots even less). This robot love bullshit comes from the same state whose capital thought flashing lights on a huge circuit board+batteries= terrorist attack.


tl;dr: Fuck Mass.

Edit: Fuck the Netherlands too.

[Gulkeeva]

Guess realdoll.com has something to look foward to in the future ehh?

[Valrath]

I read what you pasted and nowhere did I see a reasoning behind it being Massachusetts.

First state to legalize gay marriage.

Will it be the 1st state to legalize gay robot marriage?