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Not really the same. There's a reason most folks don't stick to sex toys and actually go through the effort of finding a partner. Hell, people do that even if they have no intention of forming a long term relationship. One night stands are a thing. For most people, vibrators and flesh lights clearly leave a lot to be desired. They can get you the O, but they lack the intimacy. I would say a robot could never provide that, but people are already falling in love with LLMs. As in, literal romantic love. When they change their models, OpenAI gets death threats from people acting like they just killed the love of their life. Because, well, they kind of did.

We have been using mechanical sex toys, but there is a difference between a simple machine and a robot. Assumedly, a robot could fulfill the intimacy needs of a flesh and blood human, not just facilitate a climax. Sex robots and vibrators will fulfill fundamentally different human needs.

Here's one way to imagine it. Some insecure guys object if a woman uses a toy while she and he are intimate. But what about a robot? Assuming you're a straight male, would you sleep with a girl that insisted that her (male) sex robot joined in? And this thing doesn't just perform basic mechanical stimulation. Imagine all of the words, touches, and caresses you like to use. Imagine all the ways you like to touch a woman while intimate. Imagine all the things you say to her. Imagine it all. Then imagine there's another dude next to you doing all those things and more. And he's better at them than you. He just happens to be a literal machine. If you want to sleep with this girl, you need to let this other guy join in.

Having a robot join in would be like having another human person join in. Sure, if that's your thing, go for it and live your dream. But most people don't live like that and don't want to live like that.