Most of the time, beginning-of-the-year predictions are things like "Jessica Alba will break up with Cash Warren" or "Charlie Sheen will be arrested." But one British chess-master turned AI expert turned futurologist has written a book in which he predicts that citizens of the world currently under 35 have something special to look forward to in their lives: great sex with robots. David Levy, 62, has looked at the advances in computer chess and other kinds of applied artificial intelligence, and he has decided, quite rationally, that soon enough society will cross the great dildonics barrier into man-robot (or woman-robot) sex. You can read all about it in his new book, Love and Sex With Robots. But before you investigate his nuanced, not very sexy argument, answer this poll question.
Would you have sex with a robot (assuming, that is, that the robot agreed to have sex with you)?
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1. Most married men have been doing this for years.
Lawrence Hudson at 12:55PM on Jan 2nd 2008
2. There may be other advantages to a "sex with robot" relationship. Due to modern technology a man may now be able to find a sex partner who can also carry on an inteligent conversation.
Lawrence Hudson at 1:15PM on Jan 2nd 2008