The opening of a virtual brothel continues 20th-century fears for the sexual lives of citizens.
In the city of Houston, USA, a virtual brothel Chub AI has opened, offering "sex services", including "meetings" with underage girls, which raises many legal and ethical questions. The Houston City Council has unanimously blocked the opening of a proposed sex bot brothel – it was supposed to be the first in the country brothel that works on an hourly basis for communicating with robots.
Example of a chatbot on the website
This story is part of a broader discussion about sex bots and virtual brothels. Most recently, the first robot sex brothel, Lovedoll UK, was closed in England. Individuals even bought a sex doll and then rented it out to clients. With the growth of such sales, the number of legal restrictions also increases.
More than 50 years ago, the so - called "sexual revolution" began in the United States-a debate about the boundaries of privacy and sexual freedom. We are now facing a second round of debate, but liberal voices that previously called for sexual freedom are now calling for bans and criminal penalties for those who choose a different kind of partner: sex dolls and bots.
The controversial sexbot and doll market is growing all over the world. For companies like Kinky S Dolls (a sex doll manufacturer), brothels are like testing potential owners of anthropomorphic bots, each of which costs $3,000. Sex dolls are already widely used privately and increasingly in brothels. One Canadian brothel offered what he described as "6 classy, sophisticated and adventurous ladies" starting at $80 for 30 minutes.
New anthropomorphic robots are programmed with increasingly human traits and reactions. With breakthroughs in AI, they can answer questions and even show emotions ranging from jealousy to desire. They are designed for warm and responsive responses to touch.
Despite the fact that the market offers dolls in the form of both men and women, the main customer base is men. In this regard, there were disputes about gynoids (fembots) - androids that vividly emphasize a woman's appearance. Feminists believe that sex bots allow men to objectify women and realize fantasies of dominance. Also, The Guardian journalist Jenny Kliman condemned the new bots, which are able to keep up a conversation and even joke, because they are "a man's dream", "existing only for men's use".
From a legal point of view, sex robots are nothing more than a modernized toaster with an attractive name. Even the term "brothel" can be challenged. In Paris, a sex doll brothel was opened and licensed as a "play center". The analogy is based on the fact that bots, from the point of view of customers, are just machines designed for entertainment.
In the city of Houston, USA, a virtual brothel Chub AI has opened, offering "sex services", including "meetings" with underage girls, which raises many legal and ethical questions. The Houston City Council has unanimously blocked the opening of a proposed sex bot brothel – it was supposed to be the first in the country brothel that works on an hourly basis for communicating with robots.
Example of a chatbot on the website
This story is part of a broader discussion about sex bots and virtual brothels. Most recently, the first robot sex brothel, Lovedoll UK, was closed in England. Individuals even bought a sex doll and then rented it out to clients. With the growth of such sales, the number of legal restrictions also increases.
More than 50 years ago, the so - called "sexual revolution" began in the United States-a debate about the boundaries of privacy and sexual freedom. We are now facing a second round of debate, but liberal voices that previously called for sexual freedom are now calling for bans and criminal penalties for those who choose a different kind of partner: sex dolls and bots.
The controversial sexbot and doll market is growing all over the world. For companies like Kinky S Dolls (a sex doll manufacturer), brothels are like testing potential owners of anthropomorphic bots, each of which costs $3,000. Sex dolls are already widely used privately and increasingly in brothels. One Canadian brothel offered what he described as "6 classy, sophisticated and adventurous ladies" starting at $80 for 30 minutes.
New anthropomorphic robots are programmed with increasingly human traits and reactions. With breakthroughs in AI, they can answer questions and even show emotions ranging from jealousy to desire. They are designed for warm and responsive responses to touch.
Despite the fact that the market offers dolls in the form of both men and women, the main customer base is men. In this regard, there were disputes about gynoids (fembots) - androids that vividly emphasize a woman's appearance. Feminists believe that sex bots allow men to objectify women and realize fantasies of dominance. Also, The Guardian journalist Jenny Kliman condemned the new bots, which are able to keep up a conversation and even joke, because they are "a man's dream", "existing only for men's use".
From a legal point of view, sex robots are nothing more than a modernized toaster with an attractive name. Even the term "brothel" can be challenged. In Paris, a sex doll brothel was opened and licensed as a "play center". The analogy is based on the fact that bots, from the point of view of customers, are just machines designed for entertainment.
