This poll is based on a question raised in a podcast called Alien Theorists Theorizing in which the boys speculated about future sex robots, and some of the ethical questions surrounding them
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there are two grey areas for me in this. one is that for me "cheating" begins at the emotional level with the betrayal of trust. the feeling that the partner wants to go outside the relationships to get needs met and does not have the trust and consideration for me to tell me that he needs something else. it shows a lack of investment in the relationship and respect for me as an equal in the partnership who has a right to walk away if that behavior is a deal breaker for me. the secrecy and lack of choice in the matter is insulting and hurtful.
the second grey area for me is that AI still has the "I" in it. they dealt with this concept a bit in Blade Runner. if the technology has evolved enough for the "machine" to develop a self concept, the act becomes slavery and rape to me if it is not willingly concentual. that puts more weight on the question of whether or not i would be willing to stay in a relationship where my partner thought that behavior was okay and didn't think enough of me to give me the opportunity to opt out.
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the second grey area for me is that AI still has the "I" in it. they dealt with this concept a bit in Blade Runner. if the technology has evolved enough for the "machine" to develop a self concept, the act becomes slavery and rape to me if it is not willingly concentual. that puts more weight on the question of whether or not i would be willing to stay in a relationship where my partner thought that behavior was okay and didn't think enough of me to give me the opportunity to opt out.
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