Humans will soon say ‘I Do’ to robots, says scientistPeople might soon be tying the knot with robots, for a British scientist has predicted that androids are the perfect marriage material.
David Levy has been awarded a doctorate by Maastricht University for his thesis entitled ‘Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners,’ wherein he claims that humans and cyborgs will say ‘I Do’ to each other in the near future.
"Trends in
robotics and shifting
attitudes on marriage are likely to result in
sophisticated robots that will
eventually be seen as suitable marriage partners,” Ananova quoted Levy, as saying.
The thesis examines changing attitudes towards the meaning of marriage and the development of robotics.
Levy said that peoples’ affection and attraction towards other humans has now expanded to include pets and even robotic dogs.
This trend will eventually lead to humans loving sophisticated robots, Levy argued.
He also claimed that attitudes to different sexual practices had become more liberal.