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05 Jul 2017, 6:32 pm

The thread title refers to a well-known anime that explores the ways people relate to AI and androids. Some characters exploit them, some see them as cute smartphones, some characters use them as substitutes for people in various ways. The main character ends up dating an android without ever meaning to. He has decide whether to make the socially acceptable choice, or to admit that he's falling for an advanced AI with an attractive case.

We're not there yet, but sex robots are a reality. Some have settings to make them ready to go at any time, but others take a little warming up. They have something like AI.

The moral panic is a reality, but for some people here, having a warm body to hold at night could make a big difference. Talk to your doctor about a prescription.

Guardian story, trigger warning
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... says-study

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05 Jul 2017, 6:41 pm

Hell, no!

I can't see myself kissing some metal.

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05 Jul 2017, 6:43 pm

I'd consider hooking up with an android but I'll have to clear it with them first. :roll: :wink:

Jokes aside..It raises another question - Given the chance, would a being with AI really choose to date us?

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05 Jul 2017, 6:59 pm

All your doing is ****ing a laundry machine.

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05 Jul 2017, 7:08 pm

Now if you'd said something about vampires...*currently watching hellsing again*...

Take a look at this film if you haven't already seen it, OP.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/

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05 Jul 2017, 7:11 pm

boofle wrote:

Now if you'd said something about vampires...*currently watching hellsing again*...

Take a look at this film if you haven't already seen it, OP.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/

A ha! Someone else has seen this movie!

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05 Jul 2017, 7:18 pm

^^^ heh. Yeppers!

I really enjoyed it. You?

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05 Jul 2017, 7:22 pm

boofle wrote:

^^^ heh. Yeppers!

I really enjoyed it. You?

Yeah I did and it's quite relate-able to this topic!

Some may need the physical comfort or an avatar to interact with.
Others simply happy with the soul of the other person being in their presence.

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05 Jul 2017, 7:43 pm

TheSpectrum wrote:

boofle wrote:

^^^ heh. Yeppers!

I really enjoyed it. You?

Yeah I did and it's quite relate-able to this topic!

Some may need the physical comfort or an avatar to interact with.
Others simply happy with the soul of the other person being in their presence.

the moment i read the OP, my first thoughts were of this film for exactly that reason...it's in similar territory.

i think personally, as time goes on, we're gonna get to the place where "love" and how it works for people will become a very fluid thing. i can see android-love, i really can, in the future.

ps. OT but...watch skeletons if you haven't seen it. interesting film as well.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1425933/

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05 Jul 2017, 8:17 pm

TheSpectrum wrote:

I'd consider hooking up with an android but I'll have to clear it with them first. :roll:

Jokes aside..It raises another question - Given the chance, would a being with AI really choose to date us?

This, I like. Mandate programmed choice? Fasi-effing-nating.

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05 Jul 2017, 8:23 pm

boofle wrote:

TheSpectrum wrote:

boofle wrote:

^^^ heh. Yeppers!

I really enjoyed it. You?

Yeah I did and it's quite relate-able to this topic!

Some may need the physical comfort or an avatar to interact with.
Others simply happy with the soul of the other person being in their presence.

I'll try to check the movie out soon. I really have thought about the ethics of AI, including the ethics of over-engineering a system to do a simple task.

Just for fun, can AI improve sex using big data? Could an AI eventually replicate their success at chess in bed?

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05 Jul 2017, 8:50 pm

jrjones9933 wrote:

setting aside what passes for fun in your bonce

...i recommend you deffo check out the film. provides food for thought. least, it did for me.

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05 Jul 2017, 9:27 pm

boofle wrote:

jrjones9933 wrote:

setting aside what passes for fun in your bonce

...i recommend you deffo check out the film. provides food for thought. least, it did for me.

Back it up a level, then. Can AI improve the theory of sexual relations? I get that finding a mate is not like loading shipping containers, but data does a lot of surprising things. Do people expect to find an algorithm for attraction? How about an AI arranged marriage? Can AI help AS understand NT?

Maybe I shouldn't ask. Do we need an analogue to age of majority for AI? Should an AI have to reach a certain level of sophistication before they can index explicit material?

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05 Jul 2017, 9:33 pm

ZachGoodwin wrote:

All your doing is ****ing a laundry machine.

Yeah, or a 5 3/4 inch floppy drive.

Perhaps this topic belongs in technology subforum.

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