With IVF, prospective parents already have options to screen embryos, not just for sex or severe genetic diseases, but increasingly for a full range of genetic traits. Thanks to whole genome sequencing (WGS), the choice isn't science fiction; we can now analyze all 20,000+ human genes in an embryo with better than 99.9 percent accuracy for many mutations and chromosomal problems (assuming parents are willing to forego natural conception, and instead supply their eggs and sperm to a lab for embryo creation and analysis).
It writes our emails, suggests recipes, maps out vacations, and responds to our deepest thoughts at 2 a.m. In many ways, AI is wonderful-it responds to everyone and discriminates against no one. It is the best mother's helper we have had in a long time. But when that little helper steps into the fertility clinic, things shift. It alters stories of how families begin; it shapes our understanding of biology, how doctors make decisions, and how technology enters the most intimate parts of our lives.