Modern Wisdom

#659 - Rob Brooks - Why Are People Falling In Love With Robots?

Jul 27, 2023

01:24:09

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

The Psychological Nature of Intimacy

01:17

The Role of Women in Divorce and Relationship Dynamics

01:25

Introduction

5min

The Importance of Understanding Artificial Intimacy

4min

Machine Learning and Sexual Conflict Theory

3min

The Doom and Gloom of Artificial Intelligence

4min

Tele-Dildonics: The Future of Sex Play

2min

VR Porn and VR Sex

2min

The Problem With Large Language Models

4min

The Rise of Manipulation in the Age of Social Media

2min

How Machines Can Replicate Intimacy

3min

10.

The Algorithm of Friendship

2min

11.

The Mechanism of Intimacy

2min

12.

The Effects of Pornography on Our Mating Psychology

3min

13.

The Role of Artificial Intimacy in Young Male Syndrome

2min

14.

Artificial Intimacy and Young Male Syndrome

2min

15.

The Future of Matchmaking

2min

16.

How to Optimize for Long-Term Relationship Satisfaction

3min

17.

The Benefits of Sedation for Men

4min

18.

The History of Young Male Syndrome

3min

19.

The Negative Externalities of War

2min

20.

The Male Sedation Hypothesis

2min

21.

The Importance of Gender Pay Gaps in Matchmaking

6min

22.

The Effects of High Income Inequality on Women's Self-Objectification

3min

23.

The Tall Girl Problem

5min

24.

The Prophylactic Effect of Female Housework on Divorce

3min

25.

The Role of the Man in Divorce

2min

26.

The Indirect Benefits of Mating With Attractive Males

3min

27.

The Future of Chatbots

3min

28.

The Benefits of Artificial Intimacy

4min

29.

The Importance of Matchmaking in the Mating Market

3min

Rob Brooks is a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of New South Wales, a researcher, and author.

Machines are integrating themselves more and more into our lives. From algorithms which know when you're depressed and want to eat ice cream to sex robots who are available to satisfy your desires on-demand. This concept, known as artificial intimacy, might seem as though it’s from a science fiction novel but, it’s rapidly becoming a reality in modern life.

Expect to learn what Artificial Intimacy is and its potential impacts on the future of relationships, whether it's actually legal to get married to a robot, how worried we should be about people retreating from the real world, the danger of supermarkets who can talk to your sex robot, whether artificial intimacy is better than no intimacy at all and much more...

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