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Future of Sex and Gender

In: Future Intelligence

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  • Tamás Landesz

    (World Economic Forum, Young Global Leader
    Harvard University, Mason Fellow and Vali Scholar
    International School of Management)

  • Karine Sargsyan

    (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cancer Center
    Medical University of Graz
    Yerevan State Medical University)

Abstract

The sex tech industry is set to experience significant changes as it grows in value and attracts more users. The industry is often divided into five main branches: remote sex, robots, immersive entertainment, virtual sex, and augmentation. Virtual reality (VR) technology has the potential to transform sexual experiences, allowing people to explore different identities and experiment with new sensations. Haptic and multisensory experiences will revolutionize virtual sex, and virtual sexology will enhance people's sexual skills. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on sexual lives, with people turning to sexting and sex toys. The article explores the possibility of humans falling in love, marrying, having sex with robots, and merging with machines. VR contact lenses may even enable dream-based sex. However, the article notes that human touch and contact remain crucial in sexual experiences and technology cannot fully replace them. Despite new technological developments the future of sex will continue to be about the pursuit of pleasure, while genuine human relationships will remain essential.

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Handle: RePEc:spr:fuobcp:978-3-031-36382-5_10
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36382-5_10
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