I DO, ROBOT

Great news for misanthropes! Robotics engineers predict that humans will by marrying robots within 50 years, and if that isn’t creepy enough, consummating those marriages. In a thesis titled "Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners," artificial intelligence researcher David Levy predicts that robots will become so human-like in appearance, function and personality that many people will fall in love with them, have sex with them and marry them. He goes on to predict that human-robot marriages will be legalized by the year 2050, probably in the state of Massachusetts thanks to its liberal laws and high population of techies. At first the appeal of robot marriages will be limited to a small group of freaks, says Levy “but once you have a story like 'I had sex with a robot, and it was great!' appear someplace like Cosmo magazine, I'd expect many people to jump on the bandwagon." Another AI researcher predicts sex with robots within five years, which Levy believes is a reasonable guess. In related news, last week the Japanese unveiled the a robot that gives you a facial massage, so we’re only about two feet away from the world’s first robotic happy ending... (LiveScience)