Future social myth: can the company of smart physical dolls promote intimacy?

According to Dr. Lu Fang, an expert who studies how technology and economy "affect sex and love", the impact of companion robots on daily life may be as common and important as household appliances in the future.

 

Dr. Lv Fang published an adapted version of her book "Robots&Sex: Social and Ethical Significance" on her home page. She said: "The social change caused by partner robots is coming soon." The professor of Columbia University explained: "In fact, close interpersonal relationships have always developed with the progress of technology."

 

She described how "family mechanization" reduced people's working hours and improved the quality of life. In the early 1970s, the emergence of microwave ovens and frozen foods meant that it was easier to have food after a long day's work. The rise of companion robots - physical dolls driven by artificial intelligence can also improve productivity from another perspective.

 

Dr. Lv Fang described a "reversal" of social change, from the transformation of marriage and intimate connection to the relationship that everyone can provide in other ways. We have seen some examples of companion robots, which can talk with people and even do some simple housework.

 

Some experts worry that the increasing popularity of these partner robots or physical dolls will lead to a decline in the marriage rate, because people will turn to partner robots instead of real social communication. But Dr. Lv Fang believes that companion robot technology will actually increase the proportion of human interaction.

 

Virtual projection robot

 

In her view, marriage will no longer be under pressure from both parties and can be improved in other ways. If the companion robot technology can play a complementary role in family production, we can see that the quality of both parties will improve, the rate of quarrel and separation will also decline, and finally we will find a more suitable way of communication and the other half.

 

According to her, finding a person who is compatible with all aspects will add a "constraint" to those who choose to stay with each other for a long time. Removing this restriction will probably improve the social quality. Therefore, instead of being afraid of companion robots, we should treat them as social assistants.

 

The development of this industry will not prevent people from wanting to communicate. It may also lead to the emergence of more non-traditional marriages. It is not hard to imagine that a person has seen the value of married couples to form a family and raise children together, but partner robot technology has met their needs for the other half.

 

Untie the connection between intimacy and marriage, and marriage may not end as we imagine today. But this new type of marriage will be the best arrangement in society, because it can promote the effective formation of families, and it is also a marriage that can withstand the test of time. But it must be said that for those who believe in the traditional concept of marriage, the robot technology of contacting partners may lead them into some very difficult times.

 

Love Robot

 

However, the prospect of the industry is not entirely optimistic. Top medical experts recently warned that the emergence of more and more companion robots may aggravate the sense of social alienation and make the "valley of terror" daily, but there are also relevant explanations that can help social anxiety, which have not yet been determined.

 

The British Medical Journal wrote: "Whether the development of the companion robot market will reduce the risk of violence and social phobia, or further promote the intimacy of human beings, remains to be speculated."

 

"Like many products in advertisements, the 'health' reasons for their benefits are specious."

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