"Patrick Lin, Ph.D., the director of the Ethics and Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic University, fears that sexbots might make us less human. “The fear is that people will become less in the habit of seeking consent and more into imposing their will and desires on others,” he told Inverse in an e-mail. A Westworld-like scenario presents a slippery slope similar to the one posed by or violent films or video games, perhaps even more troubling because sex robots are so “visceral” and “immersive” that they blur the line between virtual and physical reality.
“I don’t think these fears have played out, but robots and virtual reality are much more immersive and visceral than previous technologies, so we don’t really know,” he says."
- Date Published:10/03/2016
- Original Publication:Inverse