An interview given to the London newspaper Monday 30 Telegram, by the author Catriona Campbell doing the tour. Artificial intelligence (AI) specialist, creating “virtual babies” in the metadata store couples who want to have children but don’t want to raise them in the real world.

The suggestion, scary and practical at the same time, is Campbell’s new book – “AI by Design: A Plan for Living with Artificial Intelligence” – in which the author compares these future children to the Tamagotchi, a famous Japanese virtual pet. There was fire in the 90s.

Why would families choose to have virtual children?

To support his proposal, Campbell relies on research published in 2020 by market research firm YouGov, which says 10% of childless couples choose not to give birth to them for fear of our planet’s overpopulation. In the same survey 10% say they do not have children because they do not have the financial means to raise them..

The Scottish author argues that while this may seem like an exaggeration at the moment, “in 50 years technology will have advanced that much,” referring to the “destructive” effects on the environment of the uncontrolled growth of the world’s population. babies found in the metaverse will be indistinguishable from those in the real world“.

On the contrary cleaner and cheaper, these AI children will be sold in markets, but at “a relatively low monthly cost,” assures the author. To recoup their investment, parents will welcome children with photorealistic faces and bodies that can interact and respond gently through facial recognition and voice analysis. In addition, parents will be able to decide for themselves whether these young children will grow up.

Source: Tec Mundo

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