{"id":25311,"date":"2015-09-15T18:20:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T22:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/scientists-fear-sex-robots-could-be-bad-for-society\/"},"modified":"2015-09-15T18:20:03","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T22:20:03","slug":"scientists-fear-sex-robots-could-be-bad-for-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/scientists-fear-sex-robots-could-be-bad-for-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Fear Sex Robots Could Be Bad For Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Scientists Fear Sex Robots Could Be Bad For Society<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ve joked about robots being the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/robot-sex-is-the-future_55c2016de4b0d9b28f04cf76\" target=\"_blank\">future of sex<\/a>, but for these two researchers, it&#8217;s no laughing matter.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Richardson and&nbsp;Erik Billing on Tuesday launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/campaignagainstsexrobots.wordpress.com\/ethics-of-robots\" target=\"_blank\">Campaign Against Sex Robots<\/a>,&nbsp;an effort to draw attention to what they see as the potential societal harm of human-like robots created for the purpose of having <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> with humans. While these products are not yet widely available, they &ldquo;seem to be a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-34118482\" target=\"_blank\">growing focus<\/a>&nbsp;in the robotics industry,&rdquo; Richardson, an ethics of robotics research fellow at England&rsquo;s De Montfort University, told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Billing, a lecturer at the University of Skovde in Sweden, told The Huffington Post in an email that he and Richardson &#8220;did not launch this campaign to protect the rights of the robots.&#8221; Instead, he explained, they are&nbsp;concerned that using <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> robots could foster unhealthy attitudes towards <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> and gender relations.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The danger of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> robots lies in what we read into them, how we form fantasies that, in some respects, become a reality &#8212; a reality where the human (<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">male<\/a>) user is expected to turn on his <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> robot companion for his own, lone, pleasure,&#8221; Billing said. &#8220;I think most of us would agree that this is very far from a healthy, mutual, sexual relationship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/campaignagainstsexrobots.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">campaign&#8217;s website<\/a>&nbsp;features a <a href=\"https:\/\/campaignagainstsexrobots.wordpress.com\/the-asymmetrical-relationship-parallels-between-prostitution-and-the-development-of-sex-robots\/\" target=\"_blank\">position paper by Richardson<\/a>&nbsp;comparing the relationship between a person and a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> robot to that between a client and a human <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> worker. Richardson argues that the proliferation of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> robots would strengthen the attitudes of objectification and exploitation that she says are prevalent in the commercial <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> trade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Even though the campaigners argue that there are strong parallels between robot <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> and commercial human <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>, they reject <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/04\/18\/sex-robots-sex-tourism_n_1435606.html\" target=\"_blank\">previous arguments<\/a>&nbsp;that robots might simply replace human <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers. Rather, Billing and Richardson say such technology would just &#8220;reinforce&#8221; the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> trade, &#8220;creating more demand for human bodies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>But how similar is <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> with robots to commercial <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> with humans? Robots are literal objects, while <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers are human beings with thoughts, feelings and agency. And while Richardson and Billing maintain that a person who pays for <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> views the seller as a &ldquo;thing&rdquo; &#8212; like a robot &#8212; other research suggests the phenomenon is more complex.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Men buy <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> because they want more <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>, different types of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>, different types of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">women<\/a> (and <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>), because of opportunity, loneliness, lack of a relationship,&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/features\/prostitution-today-punishing-the-punters\/209397.article\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;sociologist Teela Sanders wrote in 2007.<\/a>&nbsp;&ldquo;Yet the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> industry is not always a place of fleeting, emotionless sexual liaisons &#8230; <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> who regularly visit the same <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> workers speak of their relationships in terms of intimacy and companionship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>And whatever the implications for the commercial <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> trade, some argue that the Campaign Against Sex Robots could stifle valuable research. The&nbsp;campaign&#8217;s site&nbsp;states that one of its goals is &#8220;to&nbsp;encourage computer scientists and roboticists to refuse to contribute to the development of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> robots as a field by refusing to provide code, hardware or ideas.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Computer researcher Kate Devlin <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">calls<\/a> that goal &#8220;shortsighted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead of calling for an outright ban, why not use the topic as a base from which to explore new ideas of inclusivity, legality and social change?&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gold.ac.uk\/news\/homepage-news\/campaigntobansexrobotresearchisshortsighted.php\" target=\"_blank\">Delvin asked<\/a>&nbsp;Tuesday.&nbsp;&#8220;Fear of a branch of [artificial intelligence] that is in its infancy is a reason to shape it &#8212; not to ban it. Yes, there is a place for ethics in robotics. And, like <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> between humans, talking about it can make it better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>But Billing defended himself against that criticism, saying fostering a dialogue is exactly what he and Richardson intend to do.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are not against research on <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> robots,&#8221; he said. &#8220;However, we are strongly against the development of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> robots without a consideration of the ethical and social consequences of such machines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Contact the author of this article at <a href=\"mailto:Hilary.Hanson@huffingtonpost.com\" target=\"_blank\">Hilary.Hanson@huffingtonpost.com<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Also on HuffPost:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"embed-asset\" data-provider=\"Embed\" data-title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212; This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/terms.html\/\">terms.<\/a> It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/rc\/1\/rc.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/rc\/1\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/rc\/2\/rc.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/rc\/2\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/rc\/3\/rc.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/rc\/3\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/adchoice.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/ach.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/adchoice.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/ach.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi2.feedsportal.com\/r\/238385809475\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/a2t2.img\" border=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/c\/35496\/f\/677065\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/mf.gif\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/c\/35496\/f\/677065\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/l\/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0C20A150C0A90C150Csex0Erobots0Ecampaign0In0I814250A80Bhtml0Dutm0Ihp0Iref0Fgay0Evoices0Gir0FGay0KVoices\/story01.htm\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/c\/35496\/f\/677065\/s\/49e0d68a\/sc\/32\/l\/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0C20A150C0A90C150Csex0Erobots0Ecampaign0In0I814250A80Bhtml0Dutm0Ihp0Iref0Fgay0Evoices0Gir0FGay0KVoices\/story01.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists Fear Sex Robots Could Be Bad For Society We&rsquo;ve joked about robots being the future of <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a>, but for these two researchers, it&#8217;s no laughing matter. 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