In love with machines
The bioethical debate about sexual automation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7369838 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elen Nas (0000-0002-6275-2799, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Eugênio Da Silva (Centro Universitário Serra dos Órgãos), Rodrigo Siqueira-Batista (0000-0002-3661-1570, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 181-202 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Bioética y Derecho (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1886-5887 • E-ISSN: 1886-5887 |
| Publisher | Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1344/rbd2021.53.33184 |
| OpenAlex | W3210107096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
A few companies around the world are now developing and selling sex robots. Questions such as “how will relationships with robots’ impact human relations in the future” emerge when technologies are used to meet the social and emotional needs of individuals. Considering that technology and design have embedded values and biases, this article surveys the use of sex robots from a bioethical perspective. Relationships with robots and computational systems, like Artificial Intelligence, are a possibility for many people around the world. We present questions raised by the voices in favor of robot sex, and against it. Beyond a binary polarization, the bioethical perspective recalls the Foucaultian concepts of biopolitics and biopower to situate the problems with the mechanization of intimate relationships. We argue that sex robots offer the opportunity to review old patterns regarding gender, inequality, and health
Bioethics · Biopower · Engineering ethics · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Robot · Sociology · Computer Science · Engineering · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |