The Kink In The Machine

Winter 2025

For users with taboo desires, sexbots promise freedom from shame. But at what cost?

BY CAMILLE SOJIT PEJCHA

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ONDREA BARBE/TRUNK ARCHIVE

WHEN VIVIENNE* STARTED SEXTING with a chatbot, it wasn’t because she was lonely or even particularly horny. She was just curious—because while she had harbored fantasies of dominance and submission in the bedroom for years, she had never had an opportunity t...