Most people are surprised to learn that sex work is often not about sex. What customers are paying for is a feeling of intimacy – and the market for intimacy, thanks to artificial intelligence , is about to grow in a big way.
Imagine a partner who has no problems, no bad moods, no emotional needs of her own. She is attuned to your every need and will always tell you what you want to hear. So long as you keep paying her, there is no risk of her cutting off the relationship.
The same is true for what AI bots will offer. Even if they get much better, it will still be a facsimile of intimacy. It will never be as good as the real thing, even if it feels better and is less scary in the short term. AI has the potential to make the market for fake intimacy much larger. People can subscribe for a fraction of the cost of a human sex worker, and with no stigma or legal consequences.