Sex dolls will have artificial intelligence and emotions

Sex doll manufacturers around the world are trying to bring AI, along with their expressive ability to products.

Sex dolls will have artificial intelligence and communication ability

In a world where virtual reality is often a rival of reality , it is not surprising that intimate relationships can even be replaced by progressive technologies. This is no longer a fantasy when we are seeing the strong development of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as wearable wearable devices in the past.

McMullen, the founder of RealDoll, said he sold a total of more than 5,000 customized sex dolls of various sizes since 1996, ranging from $ 5,000 to $ 10,000. RealDoll customers can decide on the type of body and skin, hair and eye color for each doll they order. Matt McMullen has proven that some people are willing to spend thousands of dollars to buy sex dolls.

RealDoll customers can make their own decisions about the type of body and skin, hair and eye color for each doll they order.

Recently, at the company's factory in San Marcos, California, Mc Mullen's ambition has gone even further. He is developing a project called Realbotix , which makes dolls not only have artificial intelligence (AI), but can also express emotions like real people.

First, McMullen will focus on developing persuasive artificial intelligence - a robot head that can move parts like the mouth and eyes naturally and follow . emotions. He and his engineers also try to integrate other emerging technologies, such as helping them act as a virtual assistant (similar to Siri and Cotana) that can answer user questions, and real accessories. Virtual reality so users can use separately or in parallel with the physical doll. The next stage, of course, they will develop smart dolls including the most realistic body parts possible.

A robot head can move emotions like the mouth and eyes naturally, can act as a virtual assistant

One of the major challenges that McMullen and his colleagues will face, is called "the strange valley " (uncanny valley). This is the first concept known since 1970 by a Japanese researcher. This concept indicates that human reactions to robots will be changed when long-term exposure from empathy to contempt. Finally they consider robots that look like a real person but are still robots after all. In other words, for them, robots are like a living person without a soul . It makes many people feel lonely when they just think about it.

The term Uncanny valley, indicating human reaction to robots as a true human being with his own soul

Also, there is another emotional problem McMullen faces. In an article, researcher Masahiro Mori, a professor of robotics at Tokyo Institute of Technology, compared his experiences with human reactions to artificial hands and feet. " We may be startled with just a handshake with the user of the prosthetic hand: soft, unnatural and cold." When that happens, according to Professor Mori, " We will lose the feeling of desire, and the hand becomes confused".

With Realbotix, McMullen is trying to avoid the problem by creating robots that still look like dolls, rather than a complete copy of a human being.

With Realbotix, McMullen is trying to avoid the problem by creating robots that still look like dolls , rather than a complete copy of a human. There are currently no specific prices for dolls in the Realbotix project for sale in the future, but they are certainly not cheap. McMullen revealed that the first part of these Realbotix dolls was priced at around $ 10,000, and will be commercialized in the next two years. As for the full body, which he will develop in the next step, it will most likely cost between 30,000 and 60,000 USD.