Could a child sexbots be used to treat pedophilia?
Experts at a robotics conference believe the use of artificial intelligence (AI) could be a treatment for pedophiles. The theory is that the use of a childlike sexbot would provide a non-harmful outlet for an individual’s sexual inclinations as part of a treatment program.
“Child-like robots could be used for pedophiles the way methadone is used to treat drug addicts,” said Ron Arkin, Georgia Tech’s Mobile Robot Lab director, according to Forbes.
I believe this prompts many ethical issues and is just immoral. Experts theorize that it’s a potential treatment using robots to curb people’s pedophiliac tendencies, but what happens if this all backfires and instead encourages further behavior? I feel there is currently just not enough research evidence to support that this would work.
Do you think this is an unethical use of AI? Do you believe that using sexbots would treat people’s fetishes and dark desires? Let start a discussion below.
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