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more about #scifisex more comments → BryantCadonkadonk: I would like to raise a point: Do we really want sentient robots? If some of you answer yes, then I aks you another question: Why then robots, when ... more » Banned for pointing out blatant misrepresentation by io9: "Even when she wants to have sex, her body makes it impossible for her to consent in a recognizable way" Consent pertains to something one is capable ... more » resonanteye: The question really comes down to: at what level of sentience do we ascribe the notion of desire? If a robot is capable of understanding the act of se... more » BCWoods: I'd be interested to see your thoughts on the following phenomenon. "Why is it in Science Fiction that almost every time there is a baby, it grows unn... more » Penny Royalty: I think we're looking at the question wrong. The concept of consent exists because of the concept of harm. (This is why it's illegal & immoral to ... more » russdanger: Robots could be programmed to understand the concepts of "free will", "freedom" and "autonomy"and further programmed to reject these concepts in favor... more » Klebert L. Hall: Once (if) robots are actually intelligent, they become people. Once they become people, depriving them of free will is despicable. Once they're intell... more » LittleDragon: Oh my god...Tasha raped Data. Well at least Troi is there to help him through the difficult times. more » tetracycloide: "a difference between what their programming makes them do and what they actually want to do." there is no difference in humans between what their gen... more » Null.Aleph: What about the other side of the coin. Robots raping people. Can you imagine the Bigdog with a fifth leg? Or robots as agents of war committing rap... more » MrThunderfield: I don't really think this question is relevant. Would you ask a sex toy for consent? If a robot were programmed to have sex, they would be created for... more » taxbaby: Two things: 1.) Rape trials don't exist because 'there are gray areas'. Rape trials exist because every person accused of a crime has a right to her d... more » Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!: I think this is all a more than a little premature. Unless there are some incredible break-throughs in AI then for the foreseeable future sex with ro... more » D'Amicos one good year: I wonder, though.... What if they get to the point where someone makes a servant-bot for meanial and carnal servitude that looks identical to an actua... more » mad love for Astrid: My question is, where do cyborgs fit into this discussion? And I'm not (necessarily) referring to Donna Haraway's writings either. more » -
#fullyfunctional
Can a Robot Consent to Have Sex with You?
It's a truism in adult science fiction that humans of the future will have sex with robots. But can a robot really consent to have sex when it's been programmed?
