Is it possible to fall in love with a robot and marry him - scientists are actively discussing this problem. People who confess to being attracted to robots are suggested to be called digitalsexuals. In some Asian and European countries, high technology and artificial intelligence are already invading the most intimate sphere of human life.
Mechanics of marriage
In 2015, Americans Mark Gouldfeader of Emory University School of Law and graduate robotics student Joseph Reisin asked the question: under what conditions will a marriage to a robot be registered? The answer depends on whether the robot is recognized as a person. In this case, he must assume social responsibility, the obligations provided by law. An example is the registration of marriage in Seattle between Angela Marie Vogel and a corporation. Although the verdict was soon overturned, a precedent has been set. For marriage, the agreement of the parties is also key. And if the robot is recognized as a person, it should be endowed with the ability to agree to a marriage contract. This raises a lot of philosophical questions, for example, can artificial intelligence understand the essence of marriage, but all this is already outside the scope of legal law. If the marriage is legal and does not harm anyone,why not, scientists conclude. Artificial intelligence specialist, creator of computer chess David Levy (UK) in his book "Love and Sex with Robots", published in 2007, suggested that the first marriage with a robot would be registered in 2050. In 2016, Frenchwoman Lilly wanted to marry a robot. Her chosen one was InMoovator, which she printed on a 3D printer. A year later, a Chinese man named Jiajia Zhenyu, a specialist in artificial intelligence, married a robot, albeit unofficially. According to media reports, the young man was desperate to find a girl and was tired of the family's reproaches, so he arranged a ceremony with the robot, inviting his mother and friends.published in 2007, suggested that the first marriage to a robot would be registered in 2050. In 2016, Frenchwoman Lilly wanted to marry a robot. Her chosen one was InMoovator, which she printed on a 3D printer. A year later, a Chinese man named Jiajia Zhenyu, a specialist in artificial intelligence, married a robot, albeit unofficially. According to media reports, the young man was desperate to find a girl and was tired of the family's reproaches, so he arranged a ceremony with the robot, inviting his mother and friends.published in 2007, suggested that the first marriage to a robot would be registered in 2050. In 2016, Frenchwoman Lilly wanted to marry a robot. Her chosen one was InMoovator, which she printed on a 3D printer. A year later, a Chinese man named Jiajia Zhenyu, a specialist in artificial intelligence, married a robot, albeit unofficially. According to media reports, the young man was desperate to find a girl and was tired of the family's reproaches, so he arranged a ceremony with the robot, inviting his mother and friends.the young man was desperate to find a girl and was tired of the family's reproaches, so he arranged a ceremony with the robot, inviting his mother and friends.the young man was desperate to find a girl and was tired of the family's reproaches, so he arranged a ceremony with the robot, inviting his mother and friends.
Hands off the robots
In 2017, the non-profit Foundation for Responsible Robotics presented a report entitled “Our Sexual Future with Robots” at the Science Media Center in London. After interviewing industry experts and scientists, the authors concluded that robots for sex could be created in the near future and this will greatly affect society, although it is impossible to predict how exactly. Most of the respondents are inclined to believe that the development of the sex robot market will lead to social isolation. Manufacturers of this kind of machines claim the opposite: robots will save you from loneliness. While humanoid robots are not yet perfect, but technology, in principle, allows you to achieve a complete imitation of romantic relationships and sex. This will change the market for sex services, according to the report's authors. It is assumedthat robots are being used in brothels (the first such establishments have already opened in Asia and Europe) and medicine for the treatment of complex cases of sexual dysfunction. It is possible that robots will satisfy the darkest needs of humans. All this causes concern among experts and the public. How will the first sexual experience with a robot affect the human psyche? Will a person be able to control himself with a real partner if he committed violence against the machine? The Campaign against Sexrobots, launched in 2015, advocate ethical design for these machines. Activists believe that this industry is potentially dangerous to society, increases social inequality, increases levels of inadequacy and violence, and weakens the ability to empathize with people.
Robosexuality
Canadian philosopher Neil MacArthur from the University of Manitoba and American psychologist Marka Twist from the University of Nevada in a series of articles explore a new social phenomenon - people who identify their own sexual behavior through technology, preferring relationships with robots. They are proposed to be called digitalsexuals. In the literature and the media, the term "robosexuals" is also found. Scientists distinguish two waves of digital sexuality. The first is the programs, sites, devices with which people communicate with each other: dating sites, flirting via video chat, computer games with virtual sex avatars, and so on. These technologies serve only as intermediaries between real partners. The second wave is technologies and devices that create the effect of presence: augmented reality helmets, sex robots. A real partner is not needed to satisfy intimate needs. Such technologies are still undeveloped enough to supplant relationships between people, but this time is not far off, MacArthur and Twist believe. Researchers do not undertake to predict the fate of digital sexuality. Partner robots can remain only sex toys, fetishes. However, the emergence of a new gender identity is also possible. The society still has a negative attitude to this prospect, doctors, when faced with robosexuals, do not always understand what they are talking about, but everything can change in the coming years. The society still has a negative attitude to this prospect, doctors, when faced with robosexuals, do not always understand what they are talking about, but everything can change in the coming years. The society still has a negative attitude to this prospect, doctors, when faced with robosexuals, do not always understand what they are talking about, but everything can change in the coming years.
Tatiana Pichugina
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