Of course, we all agree that for what we can see from the natural world, this current human race has made a rapid progress in technology, at least since the start of the third millennia.
We have seen a significant surge in the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Soon, humans will be able to sit in cars and other vehicles without even controlling them manually. This is a rapid technological progress. However, it comes with a cost.
In this article, a new report authored by the British futurologist, Dr Ian Pearson has revealed that by the year 2050, more human beings will opt to have sex with robots than their fellow humans. A futurologist is a researcher whose specialty is to systematically explore predictions and possibilities about the future, and how they can emerge from the present.
Dr Pearson authored the report in partnership with Bondara, one of the leading sex toy shops in the United Kingdom.
In the report, Dr Pearson stated that robotic sex toys, including vibrators, have been in use for around a century now, and that virtual reality porn is about to become mainstream.
The report highlighted the following points to back the prediction.
- By 2030, most people will have some form of virtual sex, as casually as they browse porn today
- By 2035, the majority of people will own sex toys that interact with virtual reality sex
- We will start to see some forms of robot sex appearing in high-income, very wealthy households as soon as 2025
- We will start to see robot sex overtaking human-human in 2050
- Leisure spending could grow by a factor of five, and the sex market in 20 years could be three times bigger than today, and seven times bigger by 2050.
- In the United Kingdom alone, sex toys will account for over ยฃ1bn by 2050.
The report said many people, especially in the West, think that the ethics of watching virtual reality porn, simulating sex acts with a fake 3D person, are no different than the ethics of having sex with a robot. This particular thinking, according to the report, is influencing many people in Western countries to buy sex robots.
It was confirmed in the report that the sex toy market has been growing by 6% every year in many Western countries. This means people in the West are constantly looking for new ways to spice up their sex lives.
"That means that leisure spending could grow by a factor of five, and the sex market in 20 years could be three times bigger than today and seven times bigger by 2050," Dr Pearson stated in the report.
Dr Pearson also added that although some people are still skeptical about sex robots, with time, people will get use to it, adopting it in their bedrooms like porn.
Meanwhile, activists against sex robots are worried that the development of these technologies will be a significant threat to the human race. A known campaigner against sex robots, Dr Kathleen Richardson said development of sex robots will inspire misogynistic attitudes towards woman, as well as unrealistic sexual expectations. Currently, Dr Richardson is leading a an anti-sex robots group called Campaign Against Sex Robots.
Comment: The human race may go on after the sex robot revolution but it will likely take the form of a hollow caricature of itself. Already, with the rise of internet porn and the dominance and over-use of social media people have difficulty relating to others and having reality based interactions. Once the robot revolution kicks in the divide between people will only widen.
"We propose that robots are a product of human consciousness and creativity and human power relationships are reflected in the production, design and proposed uses of these robots. As a result, we oppose any efforts to develop robots that will contribute to gender inequalities in society," Dr Richardson told the Telegraph in an interview.
In the past, concerned scientists have warned humanity about the dangers of AI. These scientists believe humans are misusing AI. Even the famous British theoretical physicist, Professor Stephen Hawking has said AI could spell doom for humanity by wiping out the entire human race.
Reader Comments
According to this article, estimates of the time required for implementation of the AI controlled sex dolls and toys is dependant upon the availability of discretionary income. Although the author states that "In the United Kingdom alone, sex toys will account for over ยฃ1bn by 2050", me thinks that by then much of the population will be worried about heat and food rather than plasticpussy.
I suppose those chips installed in everyone will not only be able to interact with the sex toys but transmit information about you too. Imagine the Fascistbook uploads you will get with that!!
Check out the new HBO series Westworld. People are either screwing or shooting the robots.
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This futurologist is just like any other human. No one can look into the future. I say that nobody will need a robot for the sex. All virtual reality will become so virtual that everything happens in the brain alone. No need for all that waste in resources that could be used for other stupidities. And all of this of course will only happen if we are allowed to reach 2050 as a species.
@ Hugh Mann
There was a Movie made in 1973 by the same title Westworld the main
character was Yule Bryner, can you believe it. It is actually not a bad movie.
I don't wish to dampen your spirit, but this is the same old hash rewritten for the new audience that has no recollection of the past.
But that is the way it is in a pathological world they keep stamping out the same old thing time and again, rebranding as new and get the masses all excited as if it's the next best thing since sliced bread.
As for having sex with a robot, well it takes one to know one is all I can say.