Robot Sex: Social and Ethical Implications (The MIT Press) Hardcover – October 13, 2017

A lot of the controversial issues discussed in this book (e.g., see Chapter 2) could be eliminated by my conclusion (headline): sex with a robot, an inanimate object built for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with a human being, is less than having sex with another human, and more than sex with a dildo or vibrator. Chapter 2 in particular concludes that you can have sex (as defined there with respect to human-human sex) with a robot only if the robot could say "no." This robot would not be marketable, we already have enough people who say "no" to sex with us. We want, particularly, someone who won't say no, someone designed to "enjoy" having sex, or, at least, someone who appears to enjoy it, or at the very least, performs it competently.

The promise of AI and robots seems to be growing more real every day. This collection of essays presents a compelling look at how we might think about a life with robots capable of having sex. Indeed it prompts many interesting questions about what exactly is sex, love and what does it mean to be a person. Great read.

Very self-opinionated.

An excellent collection of thoughtful and though-provoking essays. Each chapter explores a different aspect of, or issue surrounding, the development and deployment of robots designed for sex with humans. Highly recommended.

Currently writing my university dissertation on the impact of sex robots on society and couldn't have done it without this book!!! very helpful and also a really interesting read covering topics I wouldn't have ever thought to have explored