{"id":1975734,"date":"2023-07-17T22:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T02:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-babies-are-a-thing-and-theyre-raising-major-ethical-questions\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T22:45:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T02:45:37","slug":"ai-babies-are-a-thing-and-theyre-raising-major-ethical-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-babies-are-a-thing-and-theyre-raising-major-ethical-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;AI Babies&#8217; Exist, Prompting Ethical Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>AI\u2062 Babies: Raising Major Ethical \u2062Questions<\/h2>\n<p>Artificial Intelligence\u200d (AI) \u200bhas been\u200b around since\u2063 the \u20621950s,\u2064 but \u2062in recent\u200b times, \u2064the \u200cindustry \u200bhas \u200cseen an unprecedented acceleration \u200b\u2014 \u200cand \u2063the\u2064 medical field\u200b is no \u200bexception.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200c some developments are \u2062promising, many \u2062raise\u200c grave ethical concerns.\u200d One particularly\u2064 worrisome aspect\u2063 of\u2063 AI \u200bprogress\u2062 is the idea \u200dof\u2063 &#8220;AI\u2064 babies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/ai-babies-technology-helping-fertility-docs-choose-best-embryos-ivf\"\u2063 target=\"_blank\"\u2062 rel=\"noopener\">Fox\u200b News<\/a> reported\u2063 that \u2062approximately \u200bone in\u2063 every\u2064 five\u2062 U.S.\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-babies-are-a-thing-and-theyre-raising-major-ethical-questions\/\" title=\"'AI Babies' Exist, Prompting Ethical Concerns\">adult \u2062married \u2063women facing\u200c infertility<\/a> after a year of trying \u200dto \u200cconceive turn\u2062 to \u2062in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-mental-anguish-financial-and-emotional-distress-unvaxed-united-airlines-employees-send-1000s-of-letters-to-board-of-directors\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 'Mental Anguish, Financial and Emotional Distress': Unvaxed United Airlines Employees Send 1,000s of Letters to Board of Directors\">-vitro fertilization<\/a> (IVF) for\u200d a chance\u2064 at \u200bparenthood.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 the \u2062IVF process\u2064 is \u200dnot \u200dwithout challenges.\u200b It \u2063is\u2064 expensive,\u200c success is not\u2062 guaranteed, and\u2063 most \u200bwomen\u2062 require \u200dmultiple attempts \u2063before achieving\u2063 a\u200c successful \u200dpregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Enter\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-goes-viral-brutal-attempt-explaining-ai-intellect-3-year-old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI<\/a>,\u200b with\u200c its potential to\u2062 enhance the selection of \u2064healthy\u200d embryos and predict\u2062 successful pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>Companies \u2064like \u2063<a \u2062href=\"https:\/\/www.geektime.com\/from-test-tube-babies-to-ai-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\" \u200crel=\"noopener\">Embryonics<\/a> and \u200bAIVF \u200cfrom Israel are\u2062 harnessing \u2064AI\u200b algorithms \u200dto revolutionize in-vitro fertilization treatments.<\/p>\n<blockquote\u2064 class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"\u2064 lang=\"en\"><a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ISRAEL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ISRAEL<\/a> <a\u200d href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STARTUP?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STARTUP<\/a>:\u2062 &#8220;Even \u2062if\u200b you \u200cgo\u2063 to the\u200c same IVF center,\u200c two\u2062 experts\u2064 can give you different\u200d opinions \u2062on the same \u200bembryo.&#8221;<br \u2063\/><br \/>\n*This \u2064is\u2062 where\u200b Embryonics&#8217; technology \u2064comes \u200cin.<br \/>\n*MORE on How \u200can\u200c Israeli \u200dStartup\u200d Is\u2062 Using \u200dAI \u200dto\u200b Help\u200b People\u200d Make Babies <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y0FYtmy0RL\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y0FYtmy0RL<\/a> \u2062<a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gxD50jqq6a\">pic.twitter.com\/gxD50jqq6a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 STARTinfoUP (@moueller1961)\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moueller1961\/status\/1354666946227269634?\">January \u200d28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote \u200cclass=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p \u200cdir=\"ltr\" \u200dlang=\"en\">Israeli reproductive technology company AIVF has developed\u2063 an AI-powered embryo evaluation\u2063 software \u2064called EMA\u200b to \u2064aid in\u2064 the\u200b selection \u2064of \u200cembryos for \u2063in-vitro\u2062 fertilization (IVF). \u2063With\u2064 IVF \u2063success\u2062 rates ranging from 23% to\u200c 25%, AIVF&#8217;s\u200c technology \u2062aims to\u2026\u200b <a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BNc1opaioq\">https:\/\/t.co\/BNc1opaioq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AM1_NEWS (@am1_news)\u2062 <a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/am1_news\/status\/1679023582394085376?\">July\u2063 12, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According \u2063to\u2064 the\u200d U.K. <a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-12291167\/Get-ready-AI-BABIES-New-tech-boosting-success-rate-IVF-abroad.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily \u2062Mail<\/a>, the\u200b technology \u2064is\u200b already\u200c in use\u200c across Europe, Asia,\u2062 and South\u200c America and could be \u200cin \u200dthe U.S. \u200c&#8221;very \u200csoon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Will this \u2063new\u200d AI\u200b application\u200b lead to \u2063&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/when-sperm-and-eggs-are-monetized-human-existence-becomes-transactional\/\" title=\"When Sperm And Eggs Are Monetized, Human Existence Becomes Transactional\">designer babies<\/a>&#8220;?<\/h3>\n<div\u200b id=\"firefly-poll-container\" \u2064class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will this\u2064 new AI\u2062 application\u200c lead to &#8220;designer babies&#8221;?<\/div>\n<div \u2062id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div \u2062class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\tCompleting this poll entitles\u2064 you \u200cto The Western Journal news updates\u200d free of charge. You may\u200d opt \u2062out at\u2062 any\u2063 time. \u200bYou \u200calso agree to\u2063 our\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> \u2064and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms\u2064 of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div \u2062id=\"firefly-poll-results\" \u200cstyle=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\"\u2062 style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 100%\u2062 (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\"\u2063 style=\"width: \u200c0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% \u200b(0\u2062 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s\u200c not the first \u200dtime\u200c AI \u200bhas been\u200d used to boost pregnancy chances.\u2062 Just \u200dlast\u2063 month,\u2062 researchers \u200cin \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-democrats-block-bill-crack-child-traffickers-get-heckled-victims-sob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> unveiled \u2063a \u200d&#8221;sperm\u2063 health \u200ctest&#8221; algorithm, which is \u2064capable \u2062of scanning \u2062sperm\u200b for\u200b their\u200b shape and motility\u200b and enables \u200bthe selection of\u200d the \u2062most\u2062 optimal \u2063swimmers for fertilizing an\u2063 egg.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200c to Fox \u2062News, AIVF&#8217;s EMA software employs an AI\u2062 model\u2064 to \u200dassist clinicians in\u200c evaluating\u2064 embryos\u2062 and utilizing\u2062 its advanced \u2063algorithm to \u200cidentify the most \u200cpromising candidates for successful\u200b pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>Daniella\u2063 Gilboa, an embryologist\u2064 and co-founder and CEO\u2063 of \u2062AIVF, \u2064told Fox \u2063News\u200c Digital\u200d that\u2063 the \u200cAI \u200chas been \u200ctrained to detect embryonic features\u2064 that\u2064 are not visible to \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/advertisers-looking-to-use-cgi-to-put-product-ads-in-classic-films\/\" title=\"Advertisers Looking To Use CGI To Put Product Ads In Classic Films\">human eye<\/a>,\u200c such\u200b as \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scientists-clone-endangered-american-animal-for-first-time\/\" title=\"Scientists Clone Endangered American Animal For First Time\">genetic abnormalities<\/a>, \u200cimplantation \u2064potential, and \u2062gender-related \u200cfactors.<\/p>\n<p>Each embryo\u2062 is\u200d assigned \u2062a \u200cnumeric score, \u200bempowering the \u2063clinician\u2064 to make the final decision \u200cbased\u2062 on this\u200c data.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 application\u200d of AI to IVF, \u2064where it weighs in \u2063on \u2064selecting embryos\u2063 based \u200con \u200ctheir\u200b perceived \u2063&#8221;best potential&#8221; and &#8220;quality,&#8221; raises \u200bprofound \u200cethical questions.<\/p>\n<p>The act\u200b of determining\u200d which embryo should \u200bbe\u200c chosen for \u2062further\u2064 development is\u200d entering \u200bthe realm \u200cof playing God \u2014 a domain that\u2064 has already had lines blurred by IVF and\u200b other\u200d such\u200d procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gilboa&#8217;s \u2063assertion \u200bthat\u200b AI can detect embryonic \u200bfeatures beyond\u200b human \u2063capability,\u200d such\u200d as genetic\u200c abnormalities, \u200bimplantation potential,\u2063 and\u200c even\u200b gender, adds another \u2063layer of \u200dcomplexity\u200c to an \u200calready\u2062 controversial \u200bprocedure.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dapplication\u200d of AI in \u200dthe \u200bselection of \u2062embryos for IVF brings forth legitimate\u200d concerns regarding the \u200dpossibility \u200cof eugenics \u200dand\u2064 widening\u2064 disparities \u2062between\u2062 the wealthy\u200b and the\u200c less\u2062 privileged.<\/p>\n<p>As AI technology \u2063becomes more sophisticated, it may\u200c open doors to\u2062 the deliberate \u200cmanipulation and \u200dselection\u200c of\u200d specific \u2063genetic \u2063traits\u200c in embryos, \u2063giving\u2063 rise\u2064 to the concept\u200b of\u200d &#8220;designer \u200cbabies,&#8221; according\u2064 to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Eugenics, \u200bhistorically associated with discriminatory\u200d practices and human \u2064rights\u200c violations, revolves around the\u200c idea \u200cof selectively breeding individuals to improve the \u200dgenetic \u200cquality \u2062of the population.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2062 proponents\u200b of\u2062 AI in IVF argue\u2063 that\u2064 it \u2063enhances \u200cthe chances\u2063 of\u2063 successful\u2062 pregnancies and\u200c reduces the\u2063 risk of\u200c genetic\u2062 disorders,\u2063 this\u2063 technology\u2063 could undoubtedly \u2063pave \u2062the\u200b way for \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-chair-fire-suggesting-eugenics-plan-reduce-special-ed-students\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u2063 rel=\"noopener\">eugenic \u2062practices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b ability to use AI to choose embryos\u2064 based\u2064 on\u2064 desired\u2062 characteristics, such\u200b as physical\u200b attributes, \u2062intelligence, or\u2064 disease \u2064resistance, \u2062could lead\u2062 to\u200c a\u200b society where \u200bindividuals \u2064with \u200dcertain genetic \u200ctraits are \u2062valued \u200cmore \u2064than\u200b others. This \u2064could exacerbate existing\u2063 social inequalities, further dividing\u2064 the wealthy, who can\u200c afford access to \u2062such advanced reproductive technologies, \u200dand the economically \u2063disadvantaged, \u2062who cannot.<\/p>\n<p>For\u2063 those\u2062 worried about\u2063 inequity\u2064 in society, the \u200dpotential\u2062 disparity between &#8220;designer babies&#8221; created\u2064 through AI-assisted\u200c embryo selection and naturally conceived \u200dbabies \u200dcould become the ultimate divider \u2064of\u200b humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the focus\u200d on creating\u2062 &#8220;perfect&#8221; offspring through AI\u200b selection\u200b may\u200b overshadow the value of natural diversity and God-given \u200duniqueness.\u2062 Celebrating\u200d genetic \u200bvariation and \u200dindividuality \u200dmay\u2063 take \u200ba \u200dbackseat \u2063to\u2064 an\u200c obsession with\u200c predetermined ideals\u2063 of excellence.<\/p>\n<p>IVF\u200d has long\u2064 been \u2064a \u200bcontentious issue, primarily due \u2062to \u2063the \u2062decisions surrounding the fate\u2062 of\u2062 non-selected\u2063 embryos\u2064 and \u2063the\u200c implications of\u2064 gender\u2062 selection.<\/p>\n<p>With AI stepping \u2062into\u2063 the earliest stages of\u200d life,\u2063 the \u2064ethical\u2064 dilemmas intensify, and\u2063 the blurring\u200b of the lines between \u2062healthcare \u200cand\u200b defiance \u200cto God\u200b continues \u200cdown a \u200dslippery \u200cslope\u2064 that \u2064no one can\u200b see\u2064 the bottom\u200c of.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 post\u2063 <a rel=\"nofollow\"\u200c href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ai-babies-thing-raising-major-ethical-questions\/\">AI\u2063 Babies Are a Thing,\u200c And \u200dThey&#8217;re Raising\u200b Major Ethical Questions<\/a>\u200c appeared\u2062 first on <a\u200c rel=\"nofollow\"\u200b href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u2064Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial Intelligence has rapidly advanced in recent years, including in the medical field. However, ethical concerns arise alongside promising developments. The concept of &#8220;A.I. babies&#8221; is particularly alarming, as reported by Fox News. Since the 1950s, A.I. has evolved significantly, but its potential implications demand careful consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2105,"featured_media":1975735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1975734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1975734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1975735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1975734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1975734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1975734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}