Advances in technology are leading to the creation of hyperrealistic programmable sex robots that can respond to user actions. What should legislators do with such robots? Australian researchers have tried to answer this question.
The authors of the new paper analyzed the factors that Australian lawmakers will have to consider when assessing the legality of using human-like sex bots.
Sex robots have both critics and supporters. The former indicate that the creation of such robots will continue to objectify women and increase the risk of sexual violence (they say people will allow themselves more in relation to other people, by analogy with robots). In addition, some sex bots may even mimic resistance, satisfying users' inclinations.
On the other hand, sex robots can help people with disabilities and other people with disabilities, as well as LGBT people who cannot openly choose partners because of a dangerous environment. A recent study of the therapeutic benefits of sex robots has shown that they can be used by people with social anxiety, people without a stable partner, who do not want to resort to one night's sex or prostitution, people suffering from premature ejaculation.
Ultimately, legislators will have to balance competing individual and public interests that create new ethical, regulatory and legal challenges. There is currently no law in Australia outlawing sex robots, but there are regulations for dolls that look like children.
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