Young People Want AI Robots

Quarter of young people say they would have sex with human-looking AI robot, Russian poll shows • Kaspersky, a Russian cybersecurity firm, surveyed 1,000 Germans aged 16 to 30 • One in four participants says they are open to dating a human-looking AI droid • One quarter of the young people would also consider having sex with the robots By EMILIA JANG FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 10:16 EST, 11 February 2021 | UPDATED: 11:28 EST, 11 February 2021 For young people, celebrating Valentine's Day doesn't necessarily require a human partner any more. Among people under 30, one in four says they are open to a relationship with an AI droid, according to a survey by Russian tech company Kaspersky. A quarter of them would consider having sex with a human-like droid, with the proportion of men nearly two times higher than women.

A screenshot of a MailOnline article about young Germans being open to dating or having sex with human-looking AI robots appears above a photograph of a humanoid robot in a showroom. The joke comes from the absurd contrast between the sensational headline and the robot’s stiff, uncanny appearance, making it a reaction image for futuristic dating, loneliness, or attraction to robots.

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