M. Christian

Jan 8, 2025 | futureofsex.net | M. Christian

It all may depend on what an artificial companion may or may not beThe advent of 2025 has seen several sites reminding us, often with barely concealed scorn, of Dr. Ian Pearson’s ten-year-old projection we should be well on our way to seeing “robot sex overtaking human-human.”But in reality, is the famed futurist that far off the mark or is much of what he predicted already well on its way—or perhaps even already here?

Jan 3, 2025 | futureofsex.net | M. Christian

A surprisingly powerful handheld sextoy is sure to please—and arouseThere’s a world of different things to weigh when shopping for a personal pleasure device: affordability, versatility, reliability, and—though some may not openly admit it—how make-us-weak-in-the-knees powerful it is. Alas, vibrationally potent sextoys often bring with them another important factor worthy of consideration, i.e., for all their power, will they end up being too loud to unselfconsciously enjoy?

Dec 29, 2024 | futureofsex.net | M. Christian

Says it’ll please her fans while avoiding performer burnoutWhen many creative professionals appear to be ever-increasingly concerned their work has been or will be used to train artificial intelligence without their permission or a flood of cheaply produced content could threaten their livelihood, adult performer Chloe Amour’s recent selling of her likeness to an AI developer might, at first glance, be more than a little surprising.

Dec 22, 2024 | futureofsex.net | M. Christian

Sign sexually/emotionally fulfilling digital relationships are being taken seriously? Led by Nicola Döring, Professor of Media Psychology and Media Design at Ilmenau, Germany’s Technische Universität, a team of researchers conducted a narrative literature review that documents a remarkably high increase in academic works from 2020-2024 examining the potential effects artificial intelligence technology could have on human sexuality.

Dec 18, 2024 | futureofsex.net | M. Christian

As with most things, how we communute continues to evolve“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.” -Ludwig WittgensteinThere’s always been an unspoken vocabulary of caresses, glances, and sounds, of course. But we’re in the 21st century now, and our technological options for expressing desire—over vast distances and across what used to be cultural barriers—has (to use a silly double-entendre) swelled incredibly.