Robots with benefits: how sexbots are marketed as companions
- Written by Fiona Andreallo, Lecturer in digital culture, University of Sydney
Sexbot Emma, from AI Tech, is advertised as a "real AI you can talk to". She offers "warm hugs" and will "feel your feelings".YouTube/ScreenshotWhen thinking of sexbots, companionship might not be the first word that comes to mind. But sexbot advertising promises more than sex toys. It is also selling emotional intimacy: robots marketed as if they...
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