Ever since the internet has arrived, sex has been the thing that has powered it’s evolution. From how fast the internet goes, to the regulations that policy makers have to make.however it’s not just sex that’s causing people to turn to the internet, it’s also relationships. and how people use the internet for relationships right now tells us a lot on how gendered it is.This is a story about chat rooms to AI companion bots with a researcher who studied the new AI companion bot. On the latest episode of man v/s machineResearch:Samantha Cole - How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed SexJanelle Shane - You Look like a Thing and I love YouWebsites: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220628-what-if-the-internet-was-run-by-womenhttps://www.wired.com/1997/06/the-entrepreneur-next-door/ (https://archive.ph/XYA07)https://www.xbiz.com/news/262767/persian-kitty-webmaster-beth-mansfield-passesAI Replika: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/01634437221119021https://venturebeat.com/games/adult-entertainment-moves-into-virtual-reality-with-red-light-center-for-the-oculus-rift/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2002/mar/03/internetnews.observerfocushttps://www.wired.com/story/chatbot-kill-the-queen-eliza-effect/Research Eliza: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/365153.365168https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/chatbot-firm-restores-erotic-play This podcast cannot be done without the support of Next Gen Men, which you can support by subscribing to our online community at nextgenmen.ca/join

Alice's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@AliceCappelleAlice's Book - Collapse Feminism - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734146/collapse-feminism-by-alice-cappelle/ This podcast cannot be done without the support of Next Gen Men, which you can support by subscribing to our online community at nextgenmen.ca/join

Books:Alice Cappelle's "Collapse Feminism"Kaitlyn Tiffany's "Everything I Need I get from You" Links:https://www.vox.com/the-goods/23158503/one-direction-fandom-book-kaitlyn-tiffanyhttps://www.vox.com/2016/11/23/13659634/alt-right-trollinghttps://archive.ph/riYJthttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/02/sam-bankman-fried-found-guilty-on-all-seven-criminal-fraud-counts.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQqJqovXeDg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdcHrQfaOCU  This podcast cannot be done without the support of Next Gen Men, which you can support by subscribing to our online community at nextgenmen.ca/join

On today’s Modern Manhood, it’s a bonus episode that we’ll do after each regular episode of the season, where we’ll release most of the interview with our guest from the episode. This time it’s with Paris Marx. Paris is a Canadian based writer, podcaster, and leftist opinion maker, who I first heard of from his podcast “Tech Won’t Save Us.” Right now he runs the newsletter “Disconnect.” Paris has always been a person with a critical eye on the world of tech news, understanding that not every promise of rainbows and sunshine coming from the optimists of tech comes to pass. And if it does, it usually comes at the expense of other people, ideas, and culture. On this conversation, we'll talk about Elon Musk, Uber, AI, and all the tech bros. You can find Paris' show at Tech Won't Save Us (https://www.techwontsave.us/) and the newsletter Disconnect (https://disconnect.blog/) This podcast cannot be done without the support of Next Gen Men, which you can support by subscribing to our online community at nextgenmen.ca/join

References for this episode: https://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/17session/A.HRC.17.27_en.pdfhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/well/mind/burnout-online-dating-apps.htmlhttps://doniveson.ca/2015/01/21/the-night-uber-came-to-town/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/magazine/women-coding-computer-programming.html"Please Unsubscribe, Thanks" by Julio Vincent CambutoTechnolopy by Neil Postman This podcast cannot be done without the support of Next Gen Men, which you can support by subscribing to our online community at nextgenmen.ca/join

What does it mean to find love, community, knowledge, and power on the internet? How was my digital experience different or the same as every other guy I know? And how has that shaped our culture. Join me as I find out how masculinity shaped the internet and the internet shaped masculinity

Before we begin the new season, let's have a little fun. ⁠ ⁠ Join Remoy, Samantha, and myself as we dissect, debate, and delve into the news of Masculinity and gender and catching up Remoy on what tech is and who Andrew Tate is. And also previewing the new season of Modern Manhood: Man v/s Machine Expect a few lightbulb moments! 💡⁠ ⁠ Listen, reflect, and hit us up with your thoughts! And don't forget that in a couple of weeks time, the new season of Modern Manhood begins.