I Forced a Bot to Write a Sex Scene

What happens when you outsource erotic writing to robots?

Zulie Rane
OneZero

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A white, plastic human-looking robot looks up at the camera against a wooden wall backdrop.
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When I decided to try my hand at writing a novel this year, I got stuck on writing the sex scenes. I wanted to capture the romance, the passion, the feeling of being swept away by your emotions. Instead, I only managed to write stilted dialogue and awkward positions that somehow defied the laws of physics.

In a fit of despair that I’d never get the scene done, I outsourced the job to an AI bot.

Legions of ads thinly veiled as TikTok videos had recommended a tool called ShortlyAI. Impressed by their marketing budget, I chose it as my weapon of love.

If you prefer to watch, you can see what happens in my video here:

Here’s what I found.

1. AI thinks sex is toxic.

At first, I tried to lead up to the sex scene without getting explicit myself. The AI would never do it. It would dodge by making the characters flee in panic, pushing characters away after a brief…

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Zulie Rane
OneZero

Writer and cat mom. Opinions are my own. This is my just-for-fun profile! My official Medium profile is @Zulie_at_Medium.