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At first blush,asceticism and eroticism shiva wendy pdf getting horny with a bot over text doesn't sound like the most intuitive way of spicing up your sex life. But online sex coaching app and SMS service Juicebox believes it can do just that for users through the newly released Slutbot.

The free chatbot -- which you can start sexting right now by sending “slutbot” to 415-650-0395 -- is designed to get you more comfortable with dirty talk. And ideally, to spark a thirst you'd never felt comfortable exploring before.

Slutbot was born out of the most common request the Juicebox team received from users of their iOS app: How do you dirty talk? And while it may be a little limited in its capabilities, it doesn't detract from what Slutbot can do for sexting newbies.

"After we got the request repeatedly over several months, it shed light on the fact that, really, what people struggle with in terms of sex and sexuality is communication," Brianna Rader, Juicebox CEO and founder, told us over the phone. "People often don't have the language to express their desires. They don't have the skills. And at Juicebox we believe that the best way to learn is to just do it."

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Despite the fact that research estimates roughly half of adults sext, there's still a lot of anxiety around doing it "well." But the dirty talk tips you'd get from, say, Cosmo feel like an antiquated, ineffectual way to bridge the gap between people's interests and nervousness.

So Juicebox collaborated with erotica writers and sex coaches to make a NSFW chatbot that allows users to explore sexting in a safe space with low stakes.

"It's about sharing your whole self and sharing what your truth is, and dirty talk is a great way to do that."

"Intimacy isn't just about the physical sex act. It's about sharing your whole self and sharing what your truth is. And dirty talk is a great way to do that. Having your desires feel accepted can create amazingly powerful sexual experiences," said Rader. "But if you can't share your desires, you're really holding yourself back."

That's why Slutbot offers a "Slow & Sensual" or "Hot & Heavy" path, depending on your baseline comfort.

The first in-house version was all-around a bit more intense and aggressive. But through testing, Juicebox implemented more beginner-friendly failsafes like the "Slow & Sensual" setting, or changing most mentions of genitalia to emoji.

"Sometimes we can forget that people are in totally different places when it comes to dealing with sexual shame," said Rader. "People who've never sexted before might just not want to read the word 'pussy.'"

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Rader, who identifies as a queer female, also embedded inclusivity and consent into Slutbot's design. Before you even get hot and heavy, Slutbot lets you pick from six different paths based on gender and sexual orientation, including heterosexual, lesbian, gay, or non-binary configurations.

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There's always a safe word, too, so you can back out at any time. The team worked with linguists to create a comprehensive list of negative words and phrases that tell Slutbot to back off. It also takes the opportunity to show users how to say "no" without throwing off the flow. If you use derogatory names with Slutbot like “bitch” or “whore,” for example, it'll say that those words aren't really their thing, preferring anything from babe to slut.

Consent is also established in every individual message. So when Slutbot slides into your DMs with an erotic situation, it'll always throw it back to you after with a question about how you liked it.

"The question format is an important way to model consent, and to show how consent is a great way to have dirty talk," said Rader. "It also gives the user a chance to practice. You're not just a passive receiver. We're trying to make the user practice using their own language too."

"Consent is a great way to have dirty talk."

Your response to the situation takes you down a variety of different paths. If you respond enthusiastically to some light BDSM, for example, you can unlock some temperature play (i.e. naughty adventures with ice).

Rader even suggested trying different sexual orientations than your usual. Because like porn, Slutbot is a kind of interactive erotica that doesn't always necessarily need to reflect your real-life sexual preferences in order to get you off.

But while Slutbot can offer a certain amount of variability, it's still a chatbot with preset branching narratives; it doesn't learn and adapt on its own like AI.

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"We know the erotica currently in Slutbot isn't going to exactly fit everyone's taste," Rader said. "But the idea was to make it work for the majority of people, to strike a middle ground."

At times -- particularly to advanced sexters like myself -- Slutbot can feel like talking to a horny version of everyone's first AIM chatbot, SmarterChild. But Rader hopes that, "as Slutbot grows, we can create more advanced scenes, or cater to different tastes, like maybe even adding a kink version eventually."

But for now, Slutbot does exactly what it was meant to do: Get your mind in the gutter. And even a self-described "advanced sexter" like me wound up blushing at her work desk from the things Slutbot said it wanted to do to me.

This slutty chatbot is all about opening you up to new worlds of sexual self discovery.

Aside from Slutbot, Juicebox is also rolling out another free service: weekly SMS tips from their certified sex coaches. Customized to your gender, orientation, and dating status, the topics range from bondage 101 to different dating styles to talking about your fantasies.

Slutbot wasn't the hottest sexting exchange I've ever had in my life, but it's not meant to be. I found myself learning even from the moments when Slutbot turned me off. As it turns out, emoji-heavy sexts are a major lady-boner killer for me. So now I know to tell my real-life sexual partners to calibrate their sexts to their own more intense "Hot & Heavy" setting.

This slutty chatbot is all about opening you up to new worlds of sexual self discovery. And hopefully, to more pleasure in the real world as a result.

"Our hope is that Slutbot can model that behavior for people, be a role model, give them language examples," said Rader. "We just hope that communication skills -- being able to truly share their desires -- helps people have the sex life and intimacy they want in their lives."

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