AI, Narcissism, and the Future of Sex
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Artificial sex partners will expect nothing of us. Will this promote narcissism at the expense of self-growth?
  • Intimate relationships invite us to grow emotionally and motivate us to develop valuable life skills.
  • Intimate relationships are worth the effort because they meet critical needs like companionship and sex.
  • AI sex partners, like chatbots and avatars, can meet our needs minus the growth demands of a human partner.
  • Only time will tell how this reduction in self-growth opportunity will affect our level of narcissism.
  • pavnilschanda@lemmy.worldOPM
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    7 days ago

    I have some reservations with this opinion piece. Many people end up with AI companions because of the loneliness epidemic, and it’d be rather dishonest to accuse victims of the loneliness epidemic as being narcisstic when there are more systemic issues at play.