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men are increasingly turning to virtual assistants to have sexually explicit conversations, it has been claimed. 




some teenagers and <u+201c>truckers<u+201d> who do not have partners are also developing feelings for female and male-voiced chatbots such as siri , one expert said. 




ilya eckstein, the chief executive of robin labs, said his company<u+2019>s virtual assistant <u+2013> robin <u+2013> was used by some men for up to 300 conversations a day. 




he told the times it was <u+201c>mostly teenagers and truckers without girlfriends<u+201d> who were turning to the virtual world. 




<u+201c>this happens because people are lonely and bored<u+2026>. it is a symptom of our society,<u+201d> he said. <u+201c>as well as the people who want to talk dirty, there are men who want a deeper sort of relationship or companionship.<u+201d> 




virtual assistants <u+2013> such as the iphone<u+2019>s siri and microsoft<u+2019>s cortana <u+2013> are included on smartphones and computers to make life easier, allowing users to issue commands, such as <u+201c>call mum<u+201d>, or easily search for nearby facilities such as restaurants and petrol stations.
lonely men are increasingly turning to siri for love and <u+2018>sexually explicit<u+2019> chat
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