People take pictures of a sex doll at the Shanghai International Adult Products Industry Exhibition in Shanghai on April 19, 2024.SHANGHAI, China —
Integrating artificial intelligence has become more popular in the last two years, according to Hannes Hultman, Europe sales manager for Chinese sex toy firm Svakom.Svakom, one of the better-known Chinese brands overseas, is among those venturing further into the field of teledildonics, using networked toys to create virtual sexual encounters.
A salesperson told AFP that demand from China's younger generation, with more disposable income and higher standards, was changing the market. "In Asia, in China, it's not so popular right now. But it's changing and I think it will be a new hit." Another change has been the rise in "women's power", said a representative from BeU, a brand that focuses exclusively on toys for women.
The sleek silicone products drew a stark contrast with more traditional stalls, many of which featured walls of life-like, often enormous, plastic genitals that involved no tech at all."The technology aspect, the AI... it's growing so fast, it will be very interesting to see where all this goes. But we have big plans.