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Should you have sex with robots? Experts weigh in
CNBC ^ | November 4, 2015 | Arjun Kharpal

Posted on 11/04/2015 10:42:29 AM PST by C19fan

Should we be having sex with robots?

It's a question that has sparked fierce debate among moralists and the robotics industry. And it turns out, they're all split on what role machines should play in future relationships.

During a discussion at the Web Summit technology conference in Dublin on Wednesday, experts warned about the dangers of getting intimate with robots.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: robots; sex
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If the robots look like the models from the mini-series "Humans" then hell yes. :0
1 posted on 11/04/2015 10:42:29 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

ONLY if there is an “OFF” switch.


2 posted on 11/04/2015 10:44:27 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: C19fan

“Experts” aren’t.


3 posted on 11/04/2015 10:44:40 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: C19fan

Women have been having sex with machines for a century.


4 posted on 11/04/2015 10:45:49 AM PST by SENTINEL (Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)
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To: C19fan

battery technology will have to improve significantly


5 posted on 11/04/2015 10:45:52 AM PST by TheRightGuy (I want MY BAILOUT ... a billion or two should do!)
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To: C19fan

Mulatto bots?


6 posted on 11/04/2015 10:46:07 AM PST by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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To: C19fan

As opposed to “JAPS”? lol


7 posted on 11/04/2015 10:46:28 AM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi! My vote is going to Cruz.)
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To: Lazamataz
We need to consult with the professional!


8 posted on 11/04/2015 10:46:32 AM PST by Uncle Miltie ("The bipartisan project is to destroy conservatism" .. "Cruz is a thoroughbred conservative." - Rush)
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To: C19fan
It's a question that has sparked fierce debate... experts warned about the dangers...

How fierce? How do you become an expert?

9 posted on 11/04/2015 10:46:40 AM PST by marron
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To: C19fan

Only if there’s a “no talking afterwards” switch.


10 posted on 11/04/2015 10:48:03 AM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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Will Laz volunteer for a case study on the effects of robot sex? :)


11 posted on 11/04/2015 10:48:06 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Since they don’t have real lungs, can they have a cigarette afterwards?


12 posted on 11/04/2015 10:49:11 AM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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To: C19fan

should you have sex with your car? With your blender? With your washing machine?

Why is this even a serious discussion?


13 posted on 11/04/2015 10:49:25 AM PST by Bob434
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To: SENTINEL
"Women have been having sex with machines for a century."

Women have been having sex with machines for centuries.

Fixed it.

One of the first vibrators was called the 'Tremoussoir' invented in France during 1734.

Source
14 posted on 11/04/2015 10:50:26 AM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: Bob434

Your response is the bet one on the board!


15 posted on 11/04/2015 10:51:23 AM PST by Gumdrop
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To: SENTINEL

ROTFLMAO!


16 posted on 11/04/2015 10:51:44 AM PST by tgusa (gun control: hitting your target.)
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To: C19fan

Where’s my fembot dammit?


17 posted on 11/04/2015 10:52:14 AM PST by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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To: Lazamataz
Experts weigh in ...

Laz?

18 posted on 11/04/2015 10:52:16 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Bob434

you need to buy a higher quality bot.....


19 posted on 11/04/2015 10:52:51 AM PST by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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To: Bob434

Why..... because it is here and now

20 posted on 11/04/2015 10:53:02 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trumping.)
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