Sex Dolls Can Ease Loneliness
With the rapid development of ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI), robot sex dolls have developed a variety of uses. Now, British scientists have discovered that robots can be used not only for long-term care but also for ‘AI physical dolls’ that can help elderly people living alone to escape loneliness.
Professor Nancy Jecker of the University of Washington has published “Nothing to be ashamed of AI sex dolls for older people with disabilities” in the Journal of Medical Ethics. The article boldly suggests that the use of ‘AI sex dolls’ could improve the physical and mental health of older people who live alone or have physical disabilities. She emphasizes that while adult sex dolls are often seen as humanoid toys for bachelors and geeks to solve their erotic and psychological problems, they are also salvation for the elderly and disabled as they enter their twilight years. The thesis is about liberating the illusion of the physical doll and redefining it as a product for the elderly and disabled. She argues that the greatest key to the companionship of the elderly is the dignity of the individual. The greatest fear of the elderly is being treated as useless and lacking their own identity in the family. Especially when it comes to intimacy, the difficulty of talking about it combined with not knowing who to talk to about it makes sex the most pressing but most neglected issue for older people.