Chinese scientists create AI nanny to look after embryos in artificial womb

  • Researchers in Suzhou have developed an AI system able to monitor and take care of embryos as they grow into fetuses in the lab
  • Technology won’t be a problem for its future application, but legal and ethical concerns might, warns Beijing-based researcher

The technology could help solve some major reproductive problems for humans, say researchers behind project. Photo: Shutterstock

An artificial womb for fetuses to safely grow in, and a robotic nanny to monitor and take care of them.

All within the realm of possibility, say Chinese scientists, in what could be a breakthrough for the future of childbearing in a country facing its lowest birth rates in decades.
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