World Academy Fellow Ian Pearson considers how robotics, AI and bio-IT convergence will affect sex, gender and relationships, asking “how close can you get?” 

This lecture was recorded on 3 Feb 2017, during the British Academy Late, part of the British Academy's season on Robotics, AI and Society. Find out more: http://www.britac.ac.uk/robotics

A Trip To The Future By Ian Pearson

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