Welcome one and all to “Barnum Jr.’s Magnificent and Fabulous City” Would you believe that in 1966, three years prior to the prototype virtual reality system and fourteen years before the earliest commercially available headsets, a group of avant-garde architects envisioned what could best be described as a multi-sensory, fully haptic potentially arousing VR experience? Superstudio merged biting social commentary, wildly out-of-the-box thinking, outright satire, and speculative technolo...| Future of Sex
When bots are “mad, bad, and dangerous to know” In this corner, we’ve got the top Elf Prince, Alexios, weighing in at 8.7 million engagements vs. the heavyweight, Mafia Boyfriend—a crude fellow name of Xildun—at 194.3 million engagements. Both bots are found on Character.ai, each ranking tops in their respective categories. Character.ai claims over 10 million characters of all kinds, but it’s the masculine stereotypes that have my attention today, thanks to a Mashable article ab...| Future of Sex
Will protecting minors overprotect adult users? As of January 1, 2026, California may become “the first state to require AI chatbot operators to implement safety protocols for AI companions and hold companies legally accountable if their chatbots fail to meet those standards,” according to an article just published in TechCrunch. The proposed law, passed by the California State Senate earlier this month, is primarily aimed at protecting minors who use AI, though other users seem to be i...| Future of Sex
Future of Sex checks out an exciting new process which could usher in a new era of fully-immersive virtual reality adult entertainment| Future of Sex
Future of Sex reviews the negative impacts erotic chatbots have on the environment - and what, if anything, can be done to make them greener| Future of Sex
Future of Sex weighs whether or not sex-related online retailers and platforms are doing everything they can to ensure their users' personal info remains secure| Future of Sex
Future of Sex looks at what seems to be behind the current crackdown on adult video games - and what, if anything, can be done to save the industry| Future of Sex
Future of Sex checks out a bevy of ultra-high-tech designers giving us entirely new and sexy ways to turn heads - and everyone on| Future of Sex
Future of Sex looks at the emotional and sexual problems digital companions will need to overcome in order to truly serve their partners well| Future of Sex
Future of Sex reviews some science fiction movies and novels that speculated what sex might be like in the far future of the present| Future of Sex
Future of Sex checks out the exciting possibility that someday we'll be able to document and rewatch our sexual dreams| Future of Sex
Future of Sex advocates for AI developers to start putting human rights and sexual progressiveness over profit| Future of Sex
Future of Sex postulates what we might need in order to create a world full of pleasurable possibilities - and love| Future of Sex
Future of Sex speculates on how uniquely designed artificial playmates may soon become easier and more affordable to produce| Future of Sex
Future of Sex investigates how unregulated AI systems are imperiling our personal liberties, as well as the world we all inhabit| Future of Sex
Future of Sex speculates about what it may take for virtual reality to become more accessible and sexually immersive| Future of Sex
Future of Sex examines why the pleasure tech industry could be facing hard times - and why it might be better for it| Future of Sex
Future of Sex checks out what might happen when AI developers can no longer "look under the hood" of our erotic chatbot companions| Future of Sex
Future of Sex presents a look at the almost limitless erotic possibilities smart sextoys provide lovers all over the world| Future of Sex
Future of Sex explores how augmented reality glasses combined with AI might take reading erotic stories and books to the next level| Future of Sex
Future of Sex reviews a survey finding sextoy usage may provide many relationship benefits| Future of Sex
Future of Sex ponders what dating and relationships will be like in the years ahead - especially when one or more of our partners might be virtual| Future of Sex