Since 2023, systems like Replika and Nomi allow the simulation of intimate relationships, prompting people to seek perfection ...

Hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old ...

When I first came across a “virtual lover” service on e-commerce site Taobao, China’s version of Amazon, I thought it was hype. For an average of 20 yuan ($3) per day, it claimed you could hire a ...

You and your lover broke up a few weeks ago. Now you’re feeling lonely and miss being touched. In the past, this meant you had to psych yourself up to start dating again—taking energy you didn’t have ...

Rob Brooks receives funding from the Australian Research Council. This article concerns a book he has written, for which he receives royalty payments. Twenty-first century technologies such as robots, ...