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Sex robots with AI could 'emotionally manipulate buyers with ads in heat of the moment'
Sex robots could take advantage of buyers in “the heat of the moment” and “emotionally manipulate” them with adverts, a researcher has claimed.Dr Kate Darling, who specialises in robotic tech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has concerns about advances in artificial intelligence.In recent years, sex robots have been equipped with various AI capabilities, with some capable of carrying out limited conversations and expressing emotions.Dr Darling believes this vast potential could be exploited, with customers targeted.She told The Guardian: “I worry that companies may try to take advantage of people who are using this very emotionally persuasive technology – for example, a sex robot exploiting you in the heat of the moment with a
