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Would you be jealous if your partner had a sex robot?
Using sex-tech scenarios to understand the evolutionary basis of sexual jealousy
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People have always used tools to help them think. And they have always fretted about the consequences.
Thoughts on Andy Clark's "Extending minds with Generative AI"
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Artificial Intimacy News #9
A field report from the place where 21st Century technology meets human behaviour, culture, and evolution.
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Is the gender equality paradox real?
A new look at old evidence suggests that the tendency for sex differences to get bigger when gender gaps close might be a case of "Simpson's paradox".
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Artificial Intimacy News #8
In this issue: + Artificial Intimacy gets on Wikipedia (sort of)+ LLM-induced spiritual psychosis+ Meo, the jealous AI “girlfriend”+ Katie Price and the…
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The sociopath in your pocket
When Bel fell in love it was anything but instantaneous. The reservations she held eroded slowly as the steady trickle of conversation with Cy built to…
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The deep evolutionary links between monogamy and fatherhood are more complicated than we thought
Men’s level of involvement in parenting is often tied to social norms about monogamy.
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Natural History of the Future
Natural History of the Future
Evolution, culture and technology, and how they interact in the 21st century. Home of the Artificial Intimacy Newsletter.
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