AI is impacting every part of our lives—and we need to start paying more attention.
Listen to this fascinating conversation with Dr. Simon Dubé, Research Fellow at the Kinsey Institute and one of the world's leading researchers studying erobotics, space sexology, and human-machine intimacy.
We discuss:
Why "Erobotics" may become one of the most important fields in the age of AI
How space exploration is forcing us to rethink intimacy, reproduction, and human flourishing
How AI companions and partners may reshape human intimacy and relationships
What empathy, agency, and human connection will look like as we co-evolve with AI
If you're curious about how AI will transform intimacy, sexuality, relationships and mental health—you don't want to miss this conversation.
00:00 Preview
00:47 Episode introduction
02:43 About Dr. Simon Dubé
05:54 Simon’s backstory
12:56 Why intimacy and sexuality are central to human flourishing
21:15 How studying sex in space could improve life on Earth
24:16 What is "Erobotics" and why does it matter?
31:26 How AI can improve sex education, therapy, and sexual health
41:07 Are AI companions replacing relationships or simply filling unmet needs?
47:29 Can AI help us become more empathic?
53:16 Will AI influence who we love and how we connect?
56:22 How AI and pornography are changing human sexuality
01:02:46 Why evidence-based sex education matters—especially for young people
01:11:34 Dr. Simon Dubé's Purposeful Empathy story
Episode #1 of Empathy in the Age of AI part II, a special 25-part series: https://tinyurl.com/exyw2nua
CONNECT WITH SIMON
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-dube-phd/
✩ Kinsey Institute https://kinseyinstitute.org/about/staff/dube-simon.html
✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sci_dub/
CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com
✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast
✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social
SHOW NOTES
✩ Sex in Space? Michael Kosta Learns How to Join the Thousand-Mile-High Club | The Daily Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA6Pu6ZUrqI
✩ Sex Robots & Personality: It Is More about Sex than Robots https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563222002254
Video edited by Jad Misri, Green Horizon Studio
