The Hill
BY JONATHAN TURLEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 01/27/24 10:30 AM ET
Consider this: A brothel opens, offering “sexual services,” including “experiences” with girls under 15 years old.
Typically, the police response to such a brothel would make the Normandy landing look like a small skirmish. But this brothel, Chub AI, is a virtual brothel, reportedly “staffed” by artificially intelligent bots.
The controversy is part of a broader debate over sex bots and even sex bot brothels. Not long ago, the first sex robot brothel, Lovedoll UK, was shut down in Gateshead, England. Even individuals such as Steven Crawford have purchased a doll and then pimped it out to customers. With the rise in such sales, the number of legal and legislative actions are rising as well.