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I now pronounce you husband and robot...

Amber Thomas
Chinese engineer and AI expert, Zheng Jiajia, felt so lonely after not having any luck finding a human wife that he decided to marry a robot he built. After "dating" for 2 months, the couple tied the knot. He plans to upgrade his robotic wife in the future to give her the ability to walk, move and even do household chores.


Read more at: http://nextshark.com/chinese-engineer-marries-ai-robot-no-luck-women/


Is this a one-off or is this a sign of things to come? Would you be tempted to find/build a robotic partner, would you prefer to wait for a compatible human or would you rather be single? What "upgrades" would you want to build into your partner?
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    Antonia Tzemanaki:

    How did the doll give consent to marriage? Is this marriage legal - will the doll inherit his belongings?

    So many more questions - just because this situation makes no sense.

     




    I also found the story elsewhere and it states that the marriage is not legally recognised. So I supposed it's all a bit sensationalist and he hasn't "married" the robot at all.


    It does however raise some interesting questions. On the subject of consent, if we're adhering strictly to Asimov's laws of robotics, he doesn't need consent from her because a robot must obey orders from humans. 


    On the face of it, it all seems fairly harmless. But I wonder what effect it will have on people's expectations in the long-run. For example, will it become normal again for a husband to believe that he literally owns his wife? Is it right that someone could design their ideal partner? I think the reality is that most of us will still prefer a romantic relationship with an actual human. 

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    Antonia Tzemanaki:

    How did the doll give consent to marriage? Is this marriage legal - will the doll inherit his belongings?

    So many more questions - just because this situation makes no sense.

     




    I also found the story elsewhere and it states that the marriage is not legally recognised. So I supposed it's all a bit sensationalist and he hasn't "married" the robot at all.


    It does however raise some interesting questions. On the subject of consent, if we're adhering strictly to Asimov's laws of robotics, he doesn't need consent from her because a robot must obey orders from humans. 


    On the face of it, it all seems fairly harmless. But I wonder what effect it will have on people's expectations in the long-run. For example, will it become normal again for a husband to believe that he literally owns his wife? Is it right that someone could design their ideal partner? I think the reality is that most of us will still prefer a romantic relationship with an actual human. 

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