Part 10/13:
Ethical Dilemmas: The Controversy of AI Sex Bots
While AI makes impressive strides, it also stirs societal debates, particularly concerning AI sex bots. Companies like Replika boast around 30 million users creating personalized AI companions with whom they exchange messages and images. Critics raise alarm over these applications, citing privacy concerns—since all interactions are stored and controlled by the creators—and moral issues, such as the normalization of narcissism or harmful behaviors like sadism.
The industry faces mounting scrutiny over the potential psychological impacts and ethical implications of blurring lines between human relationships and digital doppelgängers, raising questions about long-term societal effects.