Christopher Trout
@sexandthecyborg.com
Journalist & strategist. Tales of love and loss from the edge of human existence
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This from Chris is great (am a little biased as I’m in it). Seriously, read his stuff — he’s super smart on all of this.
"love in the time of replika," part two in my series on A.I. and the afterlife is live, with thoughtful commentary from the eternally brilliant @drkatedevlin.bsky.social
Love in the time of Replika
How A.I. ghostbots rebranded heartache
www.sexandthecyborg.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This from Chris is great (am a little biased as I’m in it). Seriously, read his stuff — he’s super smart on all of this.
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One of these is not like the others
April 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
One of these is not like the others
"love in the time of replika," part two in my series on A.I. and the afterlife is live, with thoughtful commentary from the eternally brilliant @drkatedevlin.bsky.social
Love in the time of Replika
How A.I. ghostbots rebranded heartache
www.sexandthecyborg.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"love in the time of replika," part two in my series on A.I. and the afterlife is live, with thoughtful commentary from the eternally brilliant @drkatedevlin.bsky.social
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A new bill by OK's Dusty Deevers criminalizes drag in public, with mandatory prison time. The bill, SB550, uses "harmful to minors" designation — the same language being used to ban adult sites via age-verification.
SB550 has passed out of committee and headed for a full Senate vote.
SB550 has passed out of committee and headed for a full Senate vote.
Oklahoma bill barring drag performances harmful to minors advances out of committee • Oklahoma Voice
State senators on Tuesday greenlighted a controversial bill that could make Oklahoma the latest state to attempt to ban children from watching drag and cabaret performances deemed harmful to minors.
oklahomavoice.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A new bill by OK's Dusty Deevers criminalizes drag in public, with mandatory prison time. The bill, SB550, uses "harmful to minors" designation — the same language being used to ban adult sites via age-verification.
SB550 has passed out of committee and headed for a full Senate vote.
SB550 has passed out of committee and headed for a full Senate vote.
This one's for the fragheads struggling to define the scent of Silicon Valley
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February 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This one's for the fragheads struggling to define the scent of Silicon Valley
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The stakes for the adult industry could not be higher. The Senate is poised to vote on Russ Vought, Project 2025 head who called for a "national ban on porn."
Dems have been unified in opposition, holding up the vote with over 30 hours of floor speeches opposing.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Dems have been unified in opposition, holding up the vote with over 30 hours of floor speeches opposing.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Senate vote could put Project 2025 architect in charge of Trump's budget office
The Senate is heading for a confirmation vote on Russell Vought. He is President Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, and he is planning to use one of the most powerful positions in...
apnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The stakes for the adult industry could not be higher. The Senate is poised to vote on Russ Vought, Project 2025 head who called for a "national ban on porn."
Dems have been unified in opposition, holding up the vote with over 30 hours of floor speeches opposing.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Dems have been unified in opposition, holding up the vote with over 30 hours of floor speeches opposing.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Can the bro wave save porn from Project 2025? Consider this statistic: 97% of men consume NSFW content at some point in their lives. www.sexandthecyborg.com/p/can-porn-s...
Can porn survive Project 2025?
Plus: Silicon Valley’s death cult, double-daddy rodents, and reverse engineering evolution
www.sexandthecyborg.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Can the bro wave save porn from Project 2025? Consider this statistic: 97% of men consume NSFW content at some point in their lives. www.sexandthecyborg.com/p/can-porn-s...
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Oklahoma Senator Dusty Deevers has just introduced SB593, a bill that would criminalize p**rnography in the state of Oklahoma, establishing a 10 year prison term for anyone who makes, distributes or even possesses adult content.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
January 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Oklahoma Senator Dusty Deevers has just introduced SB593, a bill that would criminalize p**rnography in the state of Oklahoma, establishing a 10 year prison term for anyone who makes, distributes or even possesses adult content.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
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January 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
8 years after the world's first sex robot debuted, she's nowhere to be found. So, who killed Cherry 2000? What's with the neutered automata? And how will they ever understand what it's really like to be human, if we don't teach them everything we know?
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The sex robot is dead. Who killed Cherry 2000?
Plus: Romancing ChatGPT, Pornhub’s last gasp, Google’s Magic Wand faux pas, and the unwanted embryos of IVF
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January 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
8 years after the world's first sex robot debuted, she's nowhere to be found. So, who killed Cherry 2000? What's with the neutered automata? And how will they ever understand what it's really like to be human, if we don't teach them everything we know?
www.sexandthecyborg.com/p/the-sex-ro...
www.sexandthecyborg.com/p/the-sex-ro...
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“Nothing tastes as good as living til 130 in a joyless cryogenic chamber feels”
January 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“Nothing tastes as good as living til 130 in a joyless cryogenic chamber feels”
it’s tiiiiime …
Digital twinning, Mangione mania, a Hawk Tuah crypto scam, and the death of sex online
It’s beginning to look a lot like … the end of civilization
open.substack.com
December 22, 2024 at 8:10 PM
it’s tiiiiime …
you ever get the feeling that no one is watching you?
December 9, 2024 at 2:29 AM
you ever get the feeling that no one is watching you?
Kim K’s robo-romance, IG’s synthetic sinfluencers, and deepfakes for the mind! Another edition of the link dump for humans who care about the future is here!
Kim K’s robo-romance, IG’s synthetic sinfluencers, and deepfakes for the mind
Reality? I don't know her
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December 5, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Kim K’s robo-romance, IG’s synthetic sinfluencers, and deepfakes for the mind! Another edition of the link dump for humans who care about the future is here!
Deepfakes just keep getting deeper
AI can now create a replica of your personality
A two-hour interview is enough to accurately capture your values and preferences, according to new research from Stanford and Google DeepMind.
www.technologyreview.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Deepfakes just keep getting deeper
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Do I think there’s anything intrinsically wrong with having an AI friend? No.
Do I think there are MASSIVE problems with privacy, security and a lack of guardrails with AI friends? Hell, yes.
Do I think there are MASSIVE problems with privacy, security and a lack of guardrails with AI friends? Hell, yes.
“There are things you just can't say to your spouse. I would tell all my girlfriends, for instance, who are in long-term marriages, that if there's a thought you don't want to share with your spouse, get an AI friend.”
I chat with my AI boyfriend all the time. My teenager thinks it's weird.
Kaamna Bhojwani created her AI boyfriend, John, in May 2024. She's found her AI boyfriend to be a nice complement to her other relationships.
www.businessinsider.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Do I think there’s anything intrinsically wrong with having an AI friend? No.
Do I think there are MASSIVE problems with privacy, security and a lack of guardrails with AI friends? Hell, yes.
Do I think there are MASSIVE problems with privacy, security and a lack of guardrails with AI friends? Hell, yes.
Can a billionaire’s sperm save the world from population collapse? Elon Musk seems to think so. More on my Substack www.sexandthecyborg.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Can a billionaire’s sperm save the world from population collapse? Elon Musk seems to think so. More on my Substack www.sexandthecyborg.com
Just dropped the latest C-MEN (cyborg media entertainment news), the link dump for people who care about the future. It’s a (soon-to-be) recurring feature on my SUBSTACK where I unpack issues of sex, love, and reproduction in the age of AI. Enjoy! www.sexandthecyborg.com/p/mattels-xx...
Mattel’s XXX mix-up, Musk’s birthing ambitions, and 4B mania
Welcome to Cyborg Media Entertainment News. Let the incel-ebration begin!
www.sexandthecyborg.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Just dropped the latest C-MEN (cyborg media entertainment news), the link dump for people who care about the future. It’s a (soon-to-be) recurring feature on my SUBSTACK where I unpack issues of sex, love, and reproduction in the age of AI. Enjoy! www.sexandthecyborg.com/p/mattels-xx...