“The sex robots are definitely coming” - Dr Debra Soh
In a Nutshell
Dr. Debra Soh explores hyper-realistic sex dolls and robots, including creating one in her likeness for research, noting their appeal to autogynephilic men who use opposite-sex versions as wearable suits; robots add AI-driven movement and companionship, with sales booming (e.g., $20M during pandemic) among mostly blue-collar men seeking alternatives to dating. Advanced AI chatbots mimic real partners so convincingly that users form deep emotional bonds, contributing to declining human dating/sex rates amid sex ratio imbalances. While technologically impressive, Soh questions the societal fallout as realistic AI enables easy withdrawal from human connections.
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Dr. Debra Soh created a sex doll in her own likeness as part of her research for the book. Each chapter includes mini adventures where she researches and tries out technologies, including sex dolls and robots. The technology is very realistic. She did not consummate with any dolls, noting it would be weird with her own likeness.
Host questions if that would be technically masturbation. Soh discusses autogynephilia (corrected from autoophilia/autogophilia): a man sexually aroused by the thought of having a woman's body, often linked to desire to transition to female. If attracted to women or both, it's autogynephilia; if attracted to men, it's the gay subtype. This was a motivator in her first book The End of Gender. Autogynephilic individuals are the angriest activists in trans ideology.
Host suggests self-sex dolls of the opposite sex for autogynephiles. Soh confirms some people do this and wear them like a rubber suit made of silicone to resemble the opposite sex, functioning more like a suit than a doll.
Sex robots are definitely coming. Distinction between doll and robot: dolls are stationary (sometimes hung to stand); robots have physical movement. Current AI software for companions is very realistic and can be imported into dolls. Challenges include realistic sexual movement: robots can gyrate hips, have internal vaginal suction to aid orgasm, but movement is still limited.
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