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Sorry, Human. It Wasn't Meant to Be.

by Jordan Yerman | April 16, 2008 at 11:42 am

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Who loves ya, baby? The article below discusses the romantic entwining of human and machine. I mean, I like my laptop, but not, you know, like that.

Much as I adore my MacBook I have no desire to form a life-long union with it or attempt to interface in any way that doesn't involve keys, trackpad and my fingers.

Others seem to feel differently about the matter, like David Levy, who reckons that by the middle of the century our relationships with the machines that currently service our social lives will have grown significantly, and that intelligent robots will be sexual partners too.

He even thinks that human/machine marriages will be taking place, as people find the companionship they are looking for in ultra-realistic robots who never tire of them, never get bored with their jokes and never leave the toilet seat up.

... then that would make them unrealistic. Also, surely a robot would be logical and not emotional, and decide that it could do better than stay with me: with billions of potential partners out there, the chance of trading up would be the limit as x->100%.

Oh, and no way am I putting the seat down for a robot.

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Karen Hatter

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at 13:19 on April 16th, 2008

I don't know, Jordan. Maybe owners could be able to program their lovebots to 'love' to infinity, on an exponential level! Then again, that may be creepy! Stepford husbands/wives!

Rob Peters

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at 17:23 on April 16th, 2008

But don't sell yourself short, JY! The chances of a robot finding another motorcycling technical wizard/participatory media man is the limit of x approaching zero.