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Title: Love and Sex with Robots
Subtitle: The Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships
Author: David Levy
Narrator: James Adams
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-26-09
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 33 votes
Genres: Science & Technology, Technology
Publisher's Summary:
From Pygmalion falling for his chiseled Galatea to Dr. Frankenstein marveling at his creature, humans have been enthralled by the possibilities of emotional relationships with their technological creations. Synthesizing cutting-edge research in robotics with the psychology and cultural history of artificial intelligence, Love and Sex with Robots explores this fascination and its far-reaching implications.
David Levy's shocking yet persuasive argument is that the entities we once deemed cold and mechanical will soon become the objects of real companionship and human desire.
Critic Reviews:
"Fascinating. It raises important questions about the future of robots...and what our interactions with them might teach us about ourselves." (New Scientist)
"[Levy] comes up with so many rational, scientific, and sociologically sound arguments that the deeper you get into the book, the more difficult it becomes to dismiss his thesis." (Chicago Sun-Times)
Members Reviews:
Not as Interesting as it Sounds
Any additional comments?
As my headline for this review suggests, this book isn't as exciting as its title makes it out to be. The first 10 or so hours are spent painstakingly going through the history of robotics up until this point in history. As you might have guessed, it wasn't that interesting.
The book DOES pick up a bit from there once it starts extrapolating into the future but by then, the first 2/3 of the book has left such a sour taste in your mouth, it's hard to even appreciate it.
Unless you're really interested in the history of robotics, skip this one.
6.1 / 10
Somewhat disappointing
I chose this book because the subject has fascinated me since I first read about it as a young man. Recently that interest has flared because of the love story implicit in the television series, Terminator, The Sarah Connor Chronicles between the robot, Cameron Phillips and John Connor.
Everything about this book is done well, the sound is good, but unfortunately, it rather goes on like a commercial for future said robots.
I kept on wondering when the reader was going to get to the pitch, "Yours for just $, but call now"!
If you can struggle through the pitch, there is much of interest, but this book needs above all, a savage editor.
brendan
Don't waste your time with this crap book
What disappointed you about Love and Sex with Robots?
Levy significantly relies and uses psychological studies as evidence, but he is not a psychologist. And therefore does not have a credible standing to be USING such research for a ridiculous topic. (Never would I choose to read this crap, I was forced to for class.) The majority of the book is about non-existent programming and ideas that Levy has, while the other half is basically about the existing vibrators and sex toys that he thinks will contribute to "human" robots. Ridiculous jabbering from a fool! If I could give this ZERO stars, I surely would.
Would you be willing to try another one of James Adamss performances?
James Adams's was fine. Nice to listen to, if it wasn't for the crap he was reading.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Love and Sex with Robots?
THE ENTIRE BOOK
Interesting premise
This guy seriously needs an editor though. He makes the same points over and over and over again in excruciating detail.
