Forget dirty nappies. In Silicon Valley, there’s increasing chatter about virtual offspringA few months ago, an AI researcher from Europe attended a dinner party in Silicon Valley. During one of the many courses, the host addressed his guests, all of whom worked in AI. The researcher paraphrased his message like this: “Isn’t it amazing that we are the last generation of humans who will need to think about procreating biologically? We were lucky enough to be born at a time where we can simply upload our consciousnesses instead.”“I didn’t see that coming,” the researcher told me. “I was just enjoying my fish.” Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/may/31/are-mind-children-the-future-of-reproduction