Except maybe robot on human action, which David Levy posits will happen in the next 30 years in his new book "Love and Sex With Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships." While Salon thought he could have spiced it up a bit, considering the subject matter, he makes some pretty fascinating predictions:
"Levy argues that...If machines improve at their current pace, in a few decades' time we'll likely see robots that can mimic human language, thought, appearances and emotions well enough to get us in the mood. (Levy predicts we'll see the first human-robot marriages by around 2035.) It seems crazy -- doesn't it? -- to think that people would choose to love robots rather than other people...
"And it would fill your needs. In the sack, your robot would be a tiger or a lamb, however you like to roll. It could be programmed to fly into fits of rage -- because maybe you like some spice in your life? -- and/or to love to cuddle, it could be made to share your sexual interest in pie throwing, or your love of hippie jam bands, or, like Woody Allen's whores of Mensa, it could spend all night discussing Proust and Yeats."
While it would take the fun out of all the things we love to hate about relationships-- anxiety, excitement, jealousy-- it does seem almost, slightly possible that we could fall in love with robots. After all, would you be more upset about losing that 'meh' significant other or your laptop? We're just saying....
But imagine that annoying friend of who won't give an inch to anyone and thinks she's perfect. What if she could program a being to love her "just the way she is?" We're not saying we're not looking forward to a little anatomically-correct robot on human action—we are!—but if we ever get engaged to one, please knock us off.
