Should we ban sex robots while we have the chance? | Jenny Kleeman

“AI sex dolls are on their way, with potentially sinister social consequences. So before they hit the market, we must ask whether they should,” writes robotics expert Jenny Kleeman.   People are blowing a fuse about sex robots or rather, rape robots. Journalists from the New Statesman and the New York Times among others have […]

‘Future of Sex’ podcast tackles the frontiers of sex and technology

Bryony Cole wants women to build the sex tech future they want. Image: Shutterstock / WhiteHaven We built the internet, we got online porn. We invented haptic engines that can automatically convey a remote sense of touch, we got teledildonics. Technological advances and the shifting of sexual boundaries are intertwined, and this is the world […]

Out from the shadows: why cruising had a cultural moment in 2016

From an acclaimed novel to an immersive theater experience, the divisive sexual practice made a comeback in art amid heightened anxiety over sex and gender. On a Saturday afternoon shortly before Christmas, I found myself in the dungeon-like basement of a sex club in Manhattan to see a site-specific performance called Adonis Memories. It was […]