Sand wrote:
Magnus wrote:
On further consideration the dispensing of stimulating fluids by a robot companion would probably be OK by a male version from a body component in a cup but it might be more interesting from a female version by using the natural components, the breasts. One could dispense non-alcoholic fluids such as orange juice, cola, or buttermilk while the other could be devoted to scotch whiskey, red or white wine, beer or vodka. Public laws about breast feeding in public might be a difficulty.
Sweet Gaia... Boobs that dispense whatever liquid you put in them attached to an AI robot that feels synthetically real? Somehow, I can't see this NOT becoming an incredible hit among the male population. Boobs that leak alcohol would be incredibly popular.
However, as I don't draw any distinction between human companionship and any other companionship capable of the same thought processes, if the robot was sentient and intelligent I would treat it exactly the same. Should the robot's personality be compatible with mine, yes, I could see myself in the situation of a "robot wife." To me it wouldn't be any different than with a compatible alien or fantasy creature.
As to one that would be an unthinking sex machine... I could use it as a sex toy, or masturbation toy, but certainly not as a standalone partner.
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