return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoSam Altman and husband reportedly working to genetically engineer babies from having hereditary diseasewww.the-independent.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkSam Altman and husband reportedly working to genetically engineer babies from having hereditary diseasewww.the-independent.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 12 hours agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·10 hours agoThe details are quite clear, even in this article. They’re targeting genetic diseases.
minus-squareStinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 hours agoOh? Well, that’s good then. It’s safely in the hands of benevolent people and therefore impervious to abuse by bad actors, forever.
minus-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoThis is just whitewashing eugenics. If he said they were trying to create a super race, everyone we would be up in arms. But when they frame it as trying to cure babies, they get away with a lot more. There is a reason this is illegal in the US and UK.
The details are quite clear, even in this article. They’re targeting genetic diseases.
Oh? Well, that’s good then. It’s safely in the hands of benevolent people and therefore impervious to abuse by bad actors, forever.
This is just whitewashing eugenics.
If he said they were trying to create a super race, everyone we would be up in arms.
But when they frame it as trying to cure babies, they get away with a lot more.
There is a reason this is illegal in the US and UK.