Tuesday, January 22, 2008

David Levy Speaks to Stephen Colbert

David Levy's book is Love and Sex with Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships.

From SNAFU-ed Situation Normal:

The author, David Levy, believes that within the next few decades robots will be developed that people will not have sex with, but fall in love with and even marry.

Stephen: "Why would people establish a relationship with a machine?"

Levy: "The most common reason, I think, at the beginning will be that there are millions of people out there in the world who for one reason or another can't establish a normal relationship with humans. They're lonely, they're miserable, and robots, when they're sophisticated enough will be an excellent alternative."

Stephen: "Are these people who can't establish a relationship with other human beings, are they by any chance people who write about Love and Sex with Robots?"

Levy: "No, no."

Stephen: "So this isn't for you, this is for the other people."

Hilarious. Watch the video:





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