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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
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posted on
11/04/2015 10:42:29 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
ONLY if there is an “OFF” switch.
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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?!)
To: C19fan
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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))
To: C19fan
Women have been having sex with machines for a century.
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posted on
11/04/2015 10:45:49 AM PST
by
SENTINEL
(Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)
To: C19fan
battery technology will have to improve significantly
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posted on
11/04/2015 10:45:52 AM PST
by
TheRightGuy
(I want MY BAILOUT ... a billion or two should do!)
To: C19fan
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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.)
To: C19fan
As opposed to “JAPS”? lol
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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.)
To: Lazamataz
We need to consult with the professional!
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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)
To: C19fan
It's a question that has sparked fierce debate... experts warned about the dangers... How fierce? How do you become an expert?
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posted on
11/04/2015 10:46:40 AM PST
by
marron
To: C19fan
Only if there’s a “no talking afterwards” switch.
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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)
Will Laz volunteer for a case study on the effects of robot sex? :)
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posted on
11/04/2015 10:48:06 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Since they don’t have real lungs, can they have a cigarette afterwards?
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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)
To: C19fan
should you have sex with your car? With your blender? With your washing machine?
Why is this even a serious discussion?
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posted on
11/04/2015 10:49:25 AM PST
by
Bob434
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
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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".)
To: Bob434
Your response is the bet one on the board!
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posted on
11/04/2015 10:51:23 AM PST
by
Gumdrop
To: SENTINEL
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posted on
11/04/2015 10:51:44 AM PST
by
tgusa
(gun control: hitting your target.)
To: C19fan
Where’s my fembot dammit?
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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))
To: Lazamataz
To: Bob434
you need to buy a higher quality bot.....
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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.)
To: Bob434
Why..... because it is here and now
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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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