As the ‘face swapping’ technology behind deepfakes continues to rapidly improve, it seems as though the media moral panic over the use of it in fake porn is being renewed. Two major media reports this week asked – ‘Are deepfakes the new revenge porn?’. Feminist minded culture magazine VOX published an interesting if very one-sided… Read more »
I recently became aware of a growing sex doll trend in which a number of suppliers are offering fully personalized ‘custom sex dolls’ that are beyond the usual choice of eye color or hair style etc. Buyers are invited to submit a description or even a photo of a real person to the doll company… Read more »
Sony has revealed new smartphones that can create detailed 3D scans of almost any object using the phone’s camera. The company said the innovation was possible thanks to the power of the processor in its latest handsets. It unveiled a series of new devices at the Ifa technology show in Berlin. http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-41111442/sony-phone-app-takes-3d-clone-snaps It goes without… Read more »
It was reported recently that a grieving pensioner in Japan received a sex doll that was a near life-like replica of his deceased wife (but as her younger self), apparently as an act of kindness by the doll company. Although realistic sex dolls are not yet 3D printed (to my knowledge), and nor are sex… Read more »