With the continuous development of artificial intelligence, things that used to exist only in science fiction movies have now become a reality.
One of the latest examples is sex robots, a somewhat realistic mannequin-though far from the quality of the "Western world"-with different ages, looks and textures. Four U. S.
At present, the company that makes this kind of robot is also called six robots.
According to a report by the Guardian, their prices range from $5,000 to $15,000, and the industry is estimated to be worth $30 billion.
Six Robots have many realistic features, including the ability to respond to speech and eyes
Tracking features while others have customizable mouth, vagina and anal openings. Original CBSN-
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The new study challenges these claims because it has certain therapeutic uses and possible health benefits.
The report, published in the British Journal of Medicine, looks at all available scientific evidence on the subject and faces a huge obstacle: there is no evidence.
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George University Hospital at the London NHS Foundation Trust told Health Day.
In these statements, "sex robots may contribute to safe behavior, have therapeutic effects on people with sexual or companionship problems, and may reduce sexual abuse of children.
"Ultimately, however, we can't find any empirical evidence in the medical literature to support or refute that evidence," she said . ".
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RealBotix-based companies say many of their customers buy more than just for sex.
"They're not obnoxious, dirty people who can't get enough sex.
Matt McMullen, founder and CEO of RealBotix, told cbs sf Bay, "it's really about friendship . ".
"For me, the idea of talking to this character actually stimulates a bone that actually goes beyond the body, and that's why it attracts me.
"Brick is a man who asks for anonymity and has a fixed sex robot, and he agrees.
He opened a forum on the Internet, saying that loneliness is one of the factors.
He explained why there were many amputees or disfigurement.
He said that there were many members who had difficulties in getting in touch with others.
He suggested that others may turn to robots after suffering losses from a spouse or other important person.
"I talked to a lot of men on the website --
Women who lost their 30-year, 40-year, 50-year partners
They are very lonely, "he said.
"It's a bit beyond the whole thing of sex.
"Realbotix even wants to transcend and create other characters for the robot, such as the partner of the elderly. But Cox-
George and her colleagues
Susan Bailey, author of King's College London's academic center for women's health, searched for scientific or medical research, but no data has been found to date to support any therapeutic benefits provided by these robots.
Another supposed benefit of the researchers pushing back is that these devices may be a popular option for people with disabilities.
They responded that "when most people with disabilities are able to form a relationship of mutual satisfaction, the argument for the" unhappy "sexual experience seems condescending.
"It has been suggested that sex robots may help to contain or guide abnormal behaviour such as rape or pedophile.
A manufacturer even offered a child.
Like the version called "pedobot.
"But the authors of the report point out that the six robots used for this purpose may be at risk of normalizing this behavior.
"While many sexbot users may differentiate between Facts and Fantasies, some buyers may not, which may increase the risk of sexual assault and rape against actual children and adults," they wrote . ".
With this in mind, and the lack of evidence for any effective treatment of sexual offenders against children, Cox-
George and Bewley strongly warned against "using sex robots for pedophile" unless it is part of a strong, scientific and ethical research trial.
"The researchers also say there is no evidence that sex robots can help reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections, or other aspects of regulatory trading, sex tourism or sex trading.
Noel Sharkey, honorary professor of artificial intelligence and robotics, University of Sheffield, UK
The founder of an organization called the Responsible Robotics Foundation published a report last year on the future of humanity and robotics.
Sharkey told the Washington Post that the report of the British Journal of Medicine "is much farther than what we do and actually studies hundreds of journals," however, the same conclusion was reached, there is no evidence of clinical use. Cox-
Doctors need to be prepared to answer inevitable questions about the health impact of sex robots, George and Bewley said, calling for more research in this area.
However, before any data indicates potential health benefits, they advised doctors not to recommend six robots to patients.
"The dominant sex robot market will have nothing to do with health care," they concluded . "
"So, as with many advertising products, the" health "argument put forward for their benefit is rather plausible.