Law prof and Instapundit blogger Glenn Reynolds is now doing long-form Substack essays on issues of interest to him and, he hopes, to others as well. Today he combines his long time interest in science fiction with the widespread concerns being expressed about artificial intelligence.
What results is a disquisition elaborating on his earlier insight that rather than be dictatorial, the dangerous AI robots perhaps will be cute, attractive, even sexy. Reynolds imagines that if eventually we each may have a robot companion to stave off the existential loneliness and difficulties of getting along with a spouse. The paradoxical result? Our species may consequently be doomed.
Reynolds links to a NSFW Vanity Fair illustrated article about custom made sex dolls which don't as yet include AI. Be warned, its photos could easily be mistaken for pornography.
