PragmaticBodhisattva t1_jeffabi wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:49 PM

Reply to comment by Johnny_Fuckface in Selected before birth | Embryo risk screening could lower the odds of illnesses ranging from depression to diabetes, but poses ethical problems by ADefiniteDescription

I think you are missing the point of the rising inequality gap.

PragmaticBodhisattva t1_jebbroo wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:42 PM

Reply to comment by TuvixWasMurderedR1P in Selected before birth | Embryo risk screening could lower the odds of illnesses ranging from depression to diabetes, but poses ethical problems by ADefiniteDescription

This is how I feel about AI technology right now, too. What happens when those with capital have access to AI to boost their economic output, and everyone else who might have been working more menial jobs are replaced by AI? This has been haunting me recently, especially with AI companies firing their AI ethics teams…

PragmaticBodhisattva t1_jeap1vo wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:17 PM

Reply to comment by Johnny_Fuckface in Selected before birth | Embryo risk screening could lower the odds of illnesses ranging from depression to diabetes, but poses ethical problems by ADefiniteDescription

If only the rich have the ability to be screened for diseases, that puts those who can’t afford this at a massive disadvantage. The inequity would be stark. I have a disability due to chronic illness and I am treated as sub-human by (far too many of) those with the means to be able to afford treatments etc. Disability payments allow for next to no quality of life. This would be disastrous if only those with wealth could access it.