Forecast: Sex and Marriage With Robots by 2050
LiveScience (10/12/07) Choi, Charles Q.
In David Levy’s recently completed Ph.D. thesis at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands on human-robot relationships, “Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners,” he predicts that robots will become so human-like that by 2050 humans and robots will have intimate relationships and even marry each other. “There’s a trend of robots becoming more human-like in appearance and coming more in contact with humans,” says Levy. In 2006, founder of the European Robotics Research Network Henrik Christensen predicted that people would be having intimate relationships with robots within five years, and Levy thinks that is likely. As for marriage, Levy believes it will happen with time. “One hundred years ago, interracial marriage and same-sex marriages were illegal in the United States,” he says. “There has been this trend in marriage where each partner gets to make their own choice of who they want to be with.” Levy argues that almost all of the reasons that people fall in love, such as similar personalities, knowledge levels, and interests, are programmable. “The question is not if this will happen, but when,” Levy says. “I am convinced the answer is much earlier than you think.”
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November 19, 2007 at 6:59 pm
hehe! That would be awesome
December 27, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Where did you get that great human/circuit image from? I would like to acquire it. Thanks!
January 8, 2008 at 11:29 am
we could treat pedophiles with infant robots to f*ck. this could be done right now.
January 18, 2008 at 3:55 am
Eh bien, cela pourait etre vrai comme on peu le voir sur cette superbe episode du serie “Au dela du Reel”
http://www.dailymotion.com/coj/video/x3mpmp_au-dela-du-reel-vive-la-liberte-1
http://www.dailymotion.com/coj/video/x3mpur_au-dela-du-reel-vive-la-liberte-2
http://www.dailymotion.com/coj/video/x3mqaq_au-dela-du-reel-vive-la-liberte-3
A bientot
James
January 31, 2008 at 8:57 am
God created humans for humans not for robots……..
November 18, 2009 at 9:51 pm
amen!!
February 6, 2008 at 4:43 am
I want to know that what is important for the student in this field .
i am an engeneering student in india what is the scop for me
waiting for your favorable reply.
thanking you……
February 9, 2008 at 3:07 pm
uncanny valley
and the reasoning behind that article is pretty shakey
a human decides they love someone of the other race enough to look past silly social taboos and marry them.. so that means humans will marry robots? makes perfect sense.
November 19, 2009 at 6:09 pm
I think it’s a great idea. It may not go over too well with a lot of people, but by that time, no one will be able to tell the difference between robots and humans. I think if they can make a robot realistic enough, it will work. Although the lack of aging will be something to get use to.
December 17, 2009 at 9:33 pm
и всё эе: бесподобно!