Tuesday, December 26, 2006
A friend forwarded this article to me, supposed to be in the 23 Dec's edition of Straits Times:
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Have sex with a robot?
WHILE 'intelligent' gadgets such as self-guiding vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers are widely available on the retail market, a range of increasingly sophisticated machines are being deployed by government departments.
The British National Health Service is currently testing a robotic surgeon capable of carrying out complex bladder, prostate and kidney operations.
The military and security sector is the biggest driver of advances in artificial intelligence. The need to conduct operations in volatile environments while minimising human casualties could see the US military deploy a robotic soldier within the next 20 years.
But while violence leads the way, sex is not far behind. Japanese scientists are thought to be close to unveiling robots capable of 'making love' to humans in a responsive manner. Trial features on the robots include real human skin.
'People are going to be having sex with robots within five years,' said Mr Henrik Christensen, a member of the Euron ethics committee.
MARK JOYCE
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WTF? I know Japs are well known for their perverse sexual antics but bonking a robot? Oh well, I suppose you may point out that there are people who gets it off by doing a rubber sex doll, so whats wrong with coming out with a mechanical version that can actually 'respond'? But get this, its supposed to come with *gasp* real human skin! Where the fuck are you gonna get the skin from? I can't imagine any living human being who is willing to sell theirs so there could only be one possible source, from fresh corpses.
What kinda sick human beings get turned on bonking a heap of metal and wires, packaged with skin off a corpse? The scientists who're on this project really need to be put away...
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