Census warning! As single people choose intelligent physical dolls, it may lead to population crisis

A sociologist warned that as lonely single people began to give up traditional interpersonal communication and chose AI robots, the gradual improvement of intelligent physical dolls may lead to a decline in the birth rate worldwide, and ultimately a significant reduction in the world population.

 

Among them, Japan in Asia is a typical example. With the reduction of the number of babies born, its domestic population is rapidly decreasing, and the Japanese are becoming an "endangered species".

 

In 2018, about 921000 babies were born in Japan, 25000 fewer than in 2017. According to statistics, this is the lowest level since records began in 1899. About 1.3 million people died in the same year, which means that Japan's population has dropped by nearly 400000.

 

Dr. Kate Devlin, a senior lecturer in social and cultural AI at King's College London and a top expert in AI, warned that smart physical dolls would exacerbate the crisis.

 

Dr. Devlin told the Daily Star: "In a country like Japan, loneliness is a serious social problem, and people worry that robots will make the situation worse."

 

"Now there are 'partners' of AI. For those who are interested in buying robots, they are usually looking for the company of the opposite sex."

 

In 2018, a documentary called Substitutes broadcast by Russia Today revealed the growing trend of intelligent physical dolls, and the film focused on how these life size physical dolls contributed to the loneliness and alienation of a nation.

 

The popularity of physical dolls is not unique to Japan, and its sales have surged worldwide.

 

According to the entity doll company Dutch Wives, in 2018 alone, Japan sold 2500 smart entity dolls, each at a price of 40000 yuan.

 

Noburu Tanaka, a physical doll salesman, said: "This is a wonderful feeling. It looks like a doll, but you feel like a living person. When you are in daily contact, there may be some problems, but with it, these are not important."

 

Kanako Amano, a demographer at the NLI Institute in Tokyo, said: "The biggest problem in Japan is the decline of the birth rate and population, which is a disaster for Japan and a warning to mankind. The Japanese are at a crossroad and are facing the threat of extinction."





--Reprinted from the public account: Entity doll combat experience