AIrotic

what is synthetic intimacy?

Synthetic Intimacy

noun Emotional or erotic closeness that is produced, mediated, or entirely simulated by artificial systems.

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“AIrotic” combines the words “erotic” and “AI”. It is about the intersection of eroticism and artificial intelligence: chatbots and companions, synthetic bodies and voices, and what they reveal about human desire.

News

  1. Pennsylvania judge dismisses parents’ state suit against school over AI nude images

    A Lancaster County judge dismissed all claims against Lancaster Country Day School over students’ AI nude images. A federal suit is still pending.

  2. Status check: OpenAI’s new Model Spec still keeps erotica off and adult mode in limbo

    The October 29 version of OpenAI’s Model Spec still bars erotica outside narrow contexts and says a grown-up mode is only being explored.

  3. Global commission will review the evidence on consumer AI and mental well-being

    PATH, the Clinton Global Initiative, the University of Manchester and Nature Health launched a commission on consumer AI and mental well-being.

The lexicon

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Essays

103 essays, articles and stories on the artificial lover in literature, film, theory and the market.