There was a comment posted here, that sadly got deleted. I think it raises an interesting topic. Let me reproduce it:<p>---<p>&gt; <i>illusion of intimacy or a relationship</i><p>Could that lead to sexrobots as a mass market in, say, five years? Or do you think it would go more into the VR direction? Could &#x2F; should both be merged? Would that be useful? Perhaps AR would be better in that case.<p>Thoughts on that?<p>---<p>The response I tried to submit when parent got deleted:<p>I think this is the angle that will try and resist automation for a while. The first world is getting somewhat devoid of genuine relationship experiences, and people seek to fill the hole somehow. Or from a more cynical point of view - we&#x27;re building a superstimulus, where we can provide <i>stronger</i> emotional satisfaction through porn that you could get in a real relationship.<p>Personally I think VR&#x2F;AR will make a killing much sooner than sexrobots, even assuming that the latter will become popular at all in the coming decades. One of the biggest constraints on... enhancing your sexual experience, if you&#x27;re young and lonely, is what if your parents&#x2F;family&#x2F;friends&#x2F;current partner discover your sex toys. Hiding sex dolls from them is a significant OPSEC issue. VR&#x2F;AR will be as easy to hide as video porn today is - the device you&#x27;re using is a general purpose, you could always say you bought it for World of Warcraft 2 or something. The porn component is just data, which is trivial to hide from less technical friends and family.