Alan Negrin
Second year, Psychology
“It’s an interesting topic, but a bad application of artificial intelligence.”
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Emily Crichton
Fourth year, Criminal Justice and Public Policy
“It’s not necessarily a great idea to use technology this way, but in some cases it’s better to use sex robots instead of exploiting humans through sex trafficking.”
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Chris Sorley
Second year, Criminal Justice and Public Policy
“I think these robots can probably be a dangerous thing in the future. They can morph into something that can take over human jobs or just replace humans in society.”
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Aaron Friesen
Third year, Human Kinetics
“I think these robots are taking something beautiful out of what sex was made to be.”
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Caitlin Fellows
Third year, English
“They take away the beauty of human interactions and the intimacy associated with that. I also think these robots will feed into sex addiction and pornography.”
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Connor Palin
Fourth year, Biomedical Engineering
“It all depends on the end use case. While you can have certain ethical considerations — whether or not the A.I. is replacing someone and taking away from human contact — that same platform can be used for good, for example, in a long-distance scenario. You could have a pair of robots so people can simulate each other and maintain an intimate relationship.”
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