'Women are becoming extinct' as sales of Artificial Intelligence-powered sex dolls and robots rocket, an industry insider has claimed.

The global sex doll industry is on course to be valued at nearly $600 million (£530 million) by 2027, having grown by almost 8% since 2021. Sales, perhaps understandably, surged during the pandemic, with one US company reporting a 51.6% increase in orders from single men alone.

Dolls can be made to order and even crafted to resemble celebrities. With the addition of AI they now have 'personalities' and some companies offer AI-powered sex robots, who can move their faces and speak unscripted thanks to clever programming.

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And one bloke, who says that he is an AI sex doll technician, claims that the developing industry could spell the end of human women.

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Real women should be looking over their shoulders, the insider said (stock pic)

The man, called Chris, responded to a video on X featuring a life-size sex doll having her silicone behind slapped by a man.

Users expressed shock at how realistic the doll is, when Chris weighed in.

"Theres f*****g hundreds of sites man. Every different type of bird you could want. Women are becoming extinct," he responded to another user.

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In the past few years, sex robots which makers say are capable of holding conversations have gone on sale (file picture)

He added: "There's loads of companies selling them now, they even have sex doll brothels now."

Another user joked "this is the most rapid development in technology since they created the internet."

In the past few years, sex robots which makers say are capable of holding conversations have gone on sale in their thousands.

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A sex robot maker said he hopes that one day the devices will be able to walk around (file pic)

But the devices don't come cheap, with a £12,000 price tag for those looking for a mechanical lover.

The silicone dolls, which are designed to look like "surgically-enhanced porn stars", were manufactured by California-based company RealDoll.

The robots use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to give them a "personality" – complete with different moods.

And company owner Matt McMullen said some of the dolls are given British accents as Brits "sound clever".

He said he hopes that one day the devices will be able to walk around.

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