Are ‘mind children’ the future of reproduction?
A 1988 book by Hans Moravec, "Mind Children," is experiencing a resurgence in popularity among AI researchers and technologists. The book posits that cultural evolution, driven by AI, will eventually supersede biological reproduction, leading to the creation of "mind children"—AI entities that are descendants of humans. This concept is gaining traction as AI capabilities advance, with some in the field believing that uploading consciousness or creating AI offspring is an inevitable future. AI
IMPACT Revives discussion on AI's potential to alter fundamental human concepts like reproduction and lineage.