Dating appdates (September 2024): Anti-f***boy app, sober dating, Bumble AI, and more
A new dating app allows you to brand other users “fuckboys” on their profile: a label that can only be removed if…
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Watching deepfake porn will be illegal in South Korea, amid ‘digital sex crime epidemic’
Punishments for watching will be up to three years in jail, in addition to fines.
RealDoll founder says Realbotix is making robot heads with ‘intimate friendship’ AI, but no sexbots
The man behind RealDoll’s sex robots has said that they “remain a priority”, following an acquisition and new company focus on “non-adult”…
Realbotix launching ‘next-generation’ AI humanoid robot in January 2025
But it looks like the company's focus on sex robots has changed, since its acquisition by Tokens.com.
Microsoft hooks up with StopNCII to tackle non-consensual deepfakes on Bing
Microsoft is piloting the use of the anti-nonconsensual deepfake porn platform Stop Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse (StopNCII) on its search engine Bing,…
Lovense Solace Pro is an interactive stroker that uses AI to sync videos and live streams
Lovense is launching what it describes as its new flagship AI-assisted male masturbator, the Lovense Solace Pro, which is compatible with VR…
Google reinstates Gemini’s human image AI generation with ‘no sexual scenes’ rule
Google has brought back the ability to generate images of non-real humans to Gemini, the company’s flagship AI tool and rival to…
Ethical dilemmas of AI in sextech: Balancing technological advances and consent
Should an artificially intelligent sex robot have the right to refuse consent? Our ancestors never had to worry about such things as…
16 AI porn generator sites sued in US ‘nudify’ lawsuit
A San Francisco City attorney has launched what he calls a “first-of-its-kind” lawsuit against 16 so-called ‘nudify’ websites and apps, that allegedly…
Dating appdates (August 2024): ChatGPT vs ‘fake’ heights, SIMS get catfished, GPS safety concerns, and more
Suspicious about someone’s declared height on a dating app profile? Turns out that AI can root out height-related lies, to an accuracy…
AI companions set to dominate discussion at Love & Sex With Robots 2024
AI companions look set to be the dominant topic in the next Love & Sex With Robots conference: the annual sex robot…
Google’s anti-deepfake tools for Search are getting better at hiding results and removing images
Google has updated its core Search to make non-consensual deepfake porn more difficult to find, and expanded the effects of deepfake porn…
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New ‘x-ray vision’ apps launch following removal of original DeepNude
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Dating appdates (Jan 2025): MaAvatar’s gamified dating in the metaverse, Hinge’s naggy AI, Thursday closes down & Bumble’s founder returns
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AI image generator PromptAI is somehow now available on Apple’s App Store
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‘Explicit discussions encouraged’: Clona AI lets you talk to virtual versions of real porn stars
37 votesA new AI chatbot platform allowing you to have explicit and erotic conversations with real porn creators has launched, following a slew…
‘I’ve spotted something sus’: Calmara’s AI scans dick pics for signs of STIs
33 votesAn AI-powered web app that scans photos of penises to detect signs of STIs and abnormal conditions has launched, claiming to be…
Sex robots 101: myths, realities, and the gap between the hype and the hardware
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RentAHuman.ai is already being used to hire dates and wingmen
Lovense wants OpenClaw AI to sync your vibrator to your flight speed, and make its app your everyday assistant
Dating appdates (Feb ’26): Grindr locks down the Olympic Village, Tinder owes $60M, and Hinge founder bails
The AI Act mostly ignores adult content. That’s not entirely good news
Apple and Google ignored own policies while nudify apps hit 700 million downloads
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Dating appdates (Jan ’26): Tea’s web return, Partiful’s Crush, Grindr’s retail ambitions
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Dating appdates (Nov ’25): China removes gay apps, Tinder tests AI matchmaking, and dogs get profiles
AI teddy bear toy pulled from sale after giving advice on bondage and sex positions
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Controversial ring that was supposed to catch cheaters has been quietly shelved
Pornhub says uploaded content isn’t used for training generative AI, despite terms seemingly allowing it
Miss AI competition becomes AI Woman of the Year… then gets ditched
‘We measure arousal’: AI vibrator learns your body in real-time, adapts using haptics and soundwaves
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