However, current artificial wombs function more like neonatal incubators, supporting life only after partial gestation. For Dr. Zhang’s concept to work, the technology must advance to support fertilization, implantation, and full-term pregnancy—details he did not disclose, leaving questions about the scientific, ethical, and legal challenges ahead.
If Zhang's concept works, those sound like minor technical details, given advances in artificial insemination and implantation ( npr.org ). We could see mass production of human robots (?) as soldiers, labor, or ego boosters. Will Chairman Xi be the sperm donor, or some Olympic athlete, genius, or Dr Zhang himself? Who will volunteer or be coerced into having their ova harvested? Who will want to live in that world as "natural" humanoids? |
