Tamagotchi kids: could the future of parenthood be having virtual children in the metaverse?

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According to an expert on artificial intelligence, would-be parents will soon be able to opt for cheap and cuddle-able digital offspring

That “within 50 years, technology will have advanced to such an extent thatFrom concept to virtual conception … a digital foetus.is going to be everyone’s dad? Or …No. It means virtual digital children will exist in the metaverse which, as you’ll know, is the immersive digital future of the internet. Campbell predicts they will be commonplace and embraced by society within half a century.

 

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As J P McEnroe once said 'you CANNOT be serious!'

Only if we’re all plugged into the Matrix.

Mr_VRIL_MAXXED

I reported about virtual babies back in 2007 I believe? We in SecondLife don’t find this new or futuristic but rather a fairly normal part of living our imagination including relationships and love. Check out this piece on pregnancy

NUNCA

No

Just going to file this next to “EU bans curved Bananas” stories.

Eeeeee, weird!! The metaverse is full of weird and wonderful opportunities

Will it be illegal to abort them?

Mask kids now and give them future online babies only allowed privileges through a social credit system.

See that's your problem right there

No.

That’s the thing with technology. Only pathetic geeks control it but the rest enjoy and ultimately rely on it. It will be the biggest tragedy in human suffering.

Tamagotchi

Not for long, no.

if this ever becomes 'popular' in anyway above ZERO, we may as well all pack it in

Yeah, sure, why not? Sounds good to me.👍

WatchRatio

that's effing stupid.

Sounds like a good Matrix sequel

Only if you're some sort of psychopath living in an alternate reality.

It will be the end of the human being

We didn't lol even with tomagotchi's xx

😂🤦‍♂️

What is wrong with you people?

Just when I thought you guys couldn't get any worse.

No.

Environmentally speaking, it would be great to have fewer real 'first-world' kids

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