It’s a little too cold

Written by Jason Miller

It's a little too cold

She is sitting on a stool. Lean your back against the wall. He’s wearing a tank top that isn’t his size. A short skirt and a necklace with some zircons. His lost look it is covered by a reddish fringe. I know his name Emily. I touch it: it’s freezing. I expected something more from the doll than would like become my new girlfriend. Or more precisely mine AI Companion.

Emily was introduced by Lovense at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, United States. Most likely it is the most touched humanoid at the fair. Everyone who passes dips a finger into his arms or between his thighs. They caress his face. They lift her clothes to better see what’s underneath. Every now and then she murmurs something. Say hello. Invite. Wink. Little stuff.

How Emily works: the sex doll with artificial intelligence

“The Wi-Fi doesn’t work very well here. We can’t get it going.” One of the stand hostesses explains. “Making it go” means allowing Emily to interact with those in front of you through artificial intelligence. Technically Emily is a sex doll, a more refined version of what is commonly called inflatable dolls. The purpose remains the same: it is a object shaped similar to a woman with whom simulate sexual intercourse.

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Of course, the texture of the skin it is sophisticated. The doll is rigid and has touch sensor points in the erogenous zones that are programmed to react when touched. At the moment there aren’t many other details. Lovense explains that the doll is in pre-order phase but it will take about a year before that actually enters the market. The company has its own headquarters in Singapore and specializes in sex tech.

According to Lovense, Emily’s strength is hers relationship skills. This sex doll would be able to interact, remember, ask and “share thoughts”. But above all, learn. From the evidence we have seen it seems to us that everything is based on models very similar to those of artificial girlfriends. The chatbots we addressed in our investigation into virtual slaves. Lovense also allows you to choose Emily’s personality: from Tradwife and Goth.

LOVENSE | All of Emily's personalities

How was meeting Emily

Emily’s problem is simple: net of proclamations it is a very cold object. She is cold to the touch: her limbs are frozen. “We are working on how to heat it. Now we want to collect all the feedback.” But Emily is cold even in interactions. But this is a classic. Virtual assistants that rely on artificial intelligence try to look more and more like human beingsat least in tone. Yet even the most sophisticated ones, in which billions of dollars have been invested, still have a kind of filter that clarifies their synthetic origin. Let alone those of a sex doll.

The problem of sensitive data

Then there is a problem, not exactly a small one: the data that Lovense collect to build Emily’s personality. Lovense doesn’t have a great reputation when it comes to safety. The latest scandal dates back to July 2025as reported by TechCrunch. A security researcher had pointed out how a flaw in Lovense’s software put user data at risk.

Specifically according to the researcher known by the name of BobDaHacker the right IT skills would have been enough to be able to asocialize every user registered with a nickname on Lovense with their real email address. Not the best for a company that wants to enter into the folds of our desires.

Jason Miller

I'm Jason Miller, and I've been passionate about technology and storytelling for over a decade. As a lead writer at Herald Editorials, I strive to bring clarity and creativity to complex tech topics. When I'm not writing, you'll find me exploring the latest gadgets or hiking in the great outdoors.