AI Just Entered the Bedroom — And It's Smarter Than You Think | EP. 174

About this episode

This episode explores the impact of artificial intelligence on intimacy and relationships, particularly for those over 50.

In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on something that is already inside your world whether you're ready for it or not — artificial intelligence and sex. I'm breaking down four categories of AI-powered intimacy technology: smart sex toys and biofeedback devices, AI companion apps and chatbots, virtual reality experiences, and AI in sexual health and therapy. I talk about what these tools actually do, why they matter specifically for people navigating desire and relationships after 50, and the questions we're not asking loudly enough — about data privacy, about who this technology was built for, and about what happens to our capacity for real human connection when frictionless digital intimacy becomes the easier option. This is not a scare episode. This is a get-informed episode. Because you deserve to be an empowered participant in the world you're already living in. In this episode: 00:00 — Introduction: AI Is Already in Your Bedroom 01:15 — The Four Categories of AI Intimacy Tech 02:30 — Smart Sex Toys and Biofeedback Devices 04:10 — Lioness, FirmTech, WeVibe and What They Actually Do 05:30 — Haptics and Teledildonics: Physical Intimacy Across Distance 06:45 — AI…

People in this episode

Host: Karen Bigman

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• intimacy technology
• sexual health
• relationships after 50
• data privacy
• human connection

Keywords

• AI
• sex technology
• smart sex toys
• biofeedback devices
• digital intimacy
• virtual reality therapy
• data privacy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Lioness, FirmTech, WeVibe, AI Companion Apps, Virtual Reality

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