We survey the emerging technological landscape of artificial intelligence, and discuss our feelings on outsourcing our emotional labor to virtual assistants and robots. Plus we discuss how a prominent media outlet is already tasking A.I. with satisfying the sexual demands of incels, and implying sex workers should also play a role in solving the problem. Finally we highlight articles written by women who tear the arguments behind that idea to shreds.
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Thursday, May 17, 2018