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March 18, 2015|4:54 pm

ChihiraAico, a communication android robot, gestures to show goers at the Toshiba booth at the International Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6, 2015. The robot is controlled by pneumatics.

Some ethicists argue sexbots will improve our lives by ending prostitution and sex trafficking, and by fulfilling human needs. The Christian Post spoke with three Christians who have written on topics related sex and human relationships and technology to get their take on the issue.

The technology required to make a sexbot, or a robot designed for sexual relations with a human, is quickly becoming available, and some companies are already working toward that goal.

First, robotics companies are already working toward designing robots that can move like humans and respond to humans with facial expressions. Second, there are several companies that make "sex dolls." Unlike robots, sex dolls cannot move on their own, but these companies continue to advance their goal of making products that look and feel as lifelike as possible. And third, artificial intelligence will allow computers to interact with humans by making their own choices and learning from experience.

As these three technologies coalesce, manufactures will be able to mass produce robots designed for sexual relations with humans. One New Jersey-based company claims to have made the world's first sexbot, although one enthusiast told Reasonthe effort "fell far short of expectations."

Sexbots in film

As is often the case with new technology, Sexbots have already been imagined by science fiction writers. For just a few film examples, "Vice," released in January and starring Bruce Willis, is about a "pleasure robot" that becomes self aware and escapes. "West World" (1973), had a similar plot, complete with sexbots, and is being remade for HBO.

Still of Jude Law and Ashley Scott as sexbots, Gigolo Joe and Gigolo Jane, in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

1975's "The Stepford Wives" imagined a town where all the wives were replaced with robots. Daryl Hannah was a sexbot in 1989's "Blade Runner." In 2001, Jude Law portrayed a sexbot named "Gigolo Joe" in the film "A.I. Artificial Intelligence."

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Pyongyang, March 18 (KCNA) -- South Korean internet paper Minjok Ilbo in an editorial on Mar. 15 accused the conservative group of appointing human scum to an important post of the puppet Intelligence Service (IS).

Park Geun Hye appointed Ri Pyong Gi, ex-director of the IS, to the post of presidential chief of staff of Chongwadae and informally designated Ri Pyong Ho to the post of director of the IS, the editorial said.

Ri Pyong Gi described the May 16 military coup as "an action which contributed to defending and developing liberal democracy" at a confirmation hearing, sparking off uproar, the editorial noted, and went on:

Ri Pyong Ho also caused furor in the south Korean society for his speculation.

The case of Won Se Hun now in custody for interference in the "presidential election" and appointment of Ri Pyong Gi and designation of Ri Pyong Ho, both following in the footsteps of the former, will make the people more vocal demanding the dissolution of the IS, the editorial concluded.

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South Korean Conservative Group Accused of Posting Human Scum to IS

Spokane Police investigating bank robbery along N. Foothills Dr. Spokane Police investigating bank robbery along N. Foothills Dr.

Updated: Tuesday, March 17 2015 3:07 PM EDT2015-03-17 19:07:18 GMT

Post Falls Police are hoping you can help them identify the man who robbed a check cashing store Tuesday night. Officers say the man robbed the Check N Go on N. Cecil Road using a handgun, and then fled in a newer model charcoal gray Dodge Charger with out-of-state license plates of AHO-33.

The state of the plates is unknown, officers say the car had 21-22" black rims and dark tinted windows.

The employee described the suspect as a white male in his mid to early 20s with blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a black hooded jacket, blue jeans, and white tennis shoes. Male suspect also wore a mask over his lower face covering his mouth. He was armed with a black semi-automatic pistol.

While police haven't been able to make an official connection, it is worth noting that earlier on Tuesday a man matching the description of the Post Falls robber also robbed the Safeway Federal Credit Union in Spokane earlier in the day.

If you know the identity of this male please contact Post Falls Police Department at (208)773-3517

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