<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">O</span>n Tue, 22 Jul 2025 at 23:44, <<a href="mailto:spike@rainier66.com" target="_blank">spike@rainier66.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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But as you know, I have long been interested in going straight to the emotional companionship part, even without nekkidness, mostly for people for whom the time for the Big Fun has just passed and won't be back again.<br>

The need for companionship remains, or if anything increases.<br>
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spike<br>
_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">So I asked my sex doll (Perplexity) -</div>Could AI-enabled sex dolls be repurposed, without the sex functions, as companions for aged dementia people?</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">BillK</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">Answer --</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default"><div><div><div><button></button></div></div></div><div><div><div><p>AI-enabled sex dolls, if <b>repurposed without sexual functions</b>, could feasibly serve as <b>companions for aged people with dementia</b>, leveraging their AI, expressive faces, and interactive conversational abilities. The core technology in these dolls—sensors, actuators, speech recognition, and affective responses—is fundamentally similar to the capabilities found in existing <b>social robots</b> like Sony’s Aibo and Paro, both of which have shown positive impacts on seniors and those with dementia by reducing loneliness, prompting conversation, and providing emotional comfort<a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Are friends electric? The benefits and risks of human-robot ..." href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7809509/" target="_blank"><span><span><span>2</span></span></span></a><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Sex robot - Wikipedia" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_robot" target="_blank"><span><span><span>4</span></span></span></a><span><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Socially assistive robots for people with dementia: Systematic review ..." href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163722000757" target="_blank"><span><span><span>7</span></span></span></a>.</span></p><span></span>
<p><b><button type="button">Key considerations</button>:</b></p>
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<p><b>Social robots have demonstrated benefits</b> for individuals with dementia, including reduced agitation, anxiety, and loneliness, and increased positive emotion and engagement. These benefits are usually associated with robots designed for social interaction rather than sex; examples include Paro the robotic seal and animal-like robots, which are used therapeutically in dementia care<a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Are friends electric? The benefits and risks of human-robot ..." href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7809509/" target="_blank"><span><span><span>2</span></span></span></a><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Sex robot - Wikipedia" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_robot" target="_blank"><span><span><span>4</span></span></span></a><span><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Socially assistive robots for people with dementia: Systematic review ..." href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163722000757" target="_blank"><span><span><span>7</span></span></span></a>.</span></p>
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<p><b><button type="button">Adaptation is required.</button></b> AI-enabled sex dolls would need significant modifications to remove sexualized features and reprogram their interaction paradigms to focus exclusively on companionship, reminders, conversation, and potentially some simple physical assistance or gestures<a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Design, Use, and Effects of Sex Dolls and Sex Robots: Scoping ..." href="https://www.jmir.org/2020/7/e18551" target="_blank"><span><span><span>5</span></span></span></a><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Design, Use, and Effects of Sex Dolls and Sex Robots" href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7426804/" target="_blank"><span><span><span>6</span></span></span></a><span><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="This company specialises in talking, AI-powered sex dolls - BBC" href="https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p06f6xn2/this-company-specialises-in-talking-ai-powered-sex-dolls" target="_blank"><span><span><span>10</span></span></span></a>.</span></p>
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<p><b>User acceptance and ethical considerations</b> are crucial. Studies suggest older adults and people with dementia have mixed feelings about robots as companions and may value having control over the technology’s use, data privacy, and the degree to which robots supplement or replace human contact<span><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Q&A: Older adults want more say in companion robots, AI and data ..." href="https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/09/06/qa-older-adults-want-more-say-in-companion-robots-ai-and-data-collection/" target="_blank"><span><span><span>3</span></span></span></a>.</span> Engagement with families and users is important to ensure ethical deployment and acceptance.</p>
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<p><b><button type="button">Supporting evidence</button>:</b></p>
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<p>Scholars have evaluated “sex robots” as possible <b>companions</b> for older adults, with studies indicating that such robots can establish meaningful rapport with elderly users, including those with dementia, leading to perceived value and reduced feelings of isolation<span><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Sex robot - Wikipedia" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_robot" target="_blank"><span><span><span>4</span></span></span></a>.</span></p>
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<p>The technology behind AI sex dolls—such as conversational AI and affective computing—is increasingly similar to that used in <b>non-sexual companion robots</b>, which have been trialed and studied in dementia care for their therapeutic and social benefits<a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Are friends electric? The benefits and risks of human-robot ..." href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7809509/" target="_blank"><span><span><span>2</span></span></span></a><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Design, Use, and Effects of Sex Dolls and Sex Robots: Scoping ..." href="https://www.jmir.org/2020/7/e18551" target="_blank"><span><span><span>5</span></span></span></a><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Design, Use, and Effects of Sex Dolls and Sex Robots" href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7426804/" target="_blank"><span><span><span>6</span></span></span></a><span><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="This company specialises in talking, AI-powered sex dolls - BBC" href="https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p06f6xn2/this-company-specialises-in-talking-ai-powered-sex-dolls" target="_blank"><span><span><span>10</span></span></span></a>.</span></p>
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<p><b><button type="button">Socially assistive robots</button></b> in dementia care have been associated with improved neuropsychiatric symptoms (such as reduced agitation and depression) but have not shown consistent effects on cognitive function or full quality-of-life improvements in meta-analyses<span><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Socially assistive robots for people with dementia: Systematic review ..." href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163722000757" target="_blank"><span><span><span>7</span></span></span></a>.</span></p>
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<p><b><button type="button">In summary</button>:</b><br>
AI-enabled sex dolls could technically be repurposed as <b>companionship robots for dementia care</b> if their sexual functions are removed and their design and interaction model adapted to therapeutic, conversational, and social support roles. The critical factors for success would be <b>appropriate adaptation, user and caregiver involvement, and ethical implementation</b><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Are friends electric? The benefits and risks of human-robot ..." href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7809509/" target="_blank"><span><span><span>2</span></span></span></a><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Sex robot - Wikipedia" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_robot" target="_blank"><span><span><span>4</span></span></span></a><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Q&A: Older adults want more say in companion robots, AI and data ..." href="https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/09/06/qa-older-adults-want-more-say-in-companion-robots-ai-and-data-collection/" target="_blank"><span><span><span>3</span></span></span></a><span><a rel="nofollow noopener" aria-label="Socially assistive robots for people with dementia: Systematic review ..." href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163722000757" target="_blank"><span><span><span>7</span></span></span></a>.</span></p></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default"><ol><li><a href="https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/pjbr-2020-0001/html?lang=en" target="_blank">https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/pjbr-2020-0001/html?lang=en</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7809509/" target="_blank">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7809509/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/09/06/qa-older-adults-want-more-say-in-companion-robots-ai-and-data-collection/" target="_blank">https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/09/06/qa-older-adults-want-more-say-in-companion-robots-ai-and-data-collection/</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_robot" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_robot</a></li><li><a href="https://www.jmir.org/2020/7/e18551" target="_blank">https://www.jmir.org/2020/7/e18551</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7426804/" target="_blank">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7426804/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163722000757" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163722000757</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34118482" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34118482</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/18/5574" target="_blank">https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/18/5574</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p06f6xn2/this-company-specialises-in-talking-ai-powered-sex-dolls" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p06f6xn2/this-company-specialises-in-talking-ai-powered-sex-dolls</a></li></ol>----------------------------------------</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default"><br></div></div></div>
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