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AI Detects Baby's Gender Days After Fertilization
4 Mar
Summary
- AI can determine a baby's gender as early as three days post-fertilization.
- The AI achieved 61% accuracy, surpassing human experts' 46% success rate.
- This technology could offer an early, non-invasive tool for developmental monitoring.
Scientists have developed artificial intelligence technology that can determine a baby's gender as early as three days after fertilization. This AI system was trained on videos of in-vitro fertilization embryos and showed a 61% accuracy rate in distinguishing male from female embryos. In contrast, three human experts were only correct about 46% of the time, performing no better than chance.
This advanced AI can detect subtle differences invisible to the human eye, potentially identifying sex-related variations that emerge early in development. Researchers suggest this could enhance understanding of why some embryos fail to develop properly. The technology holds promise for an early, non-invasive detection tool to assist in identifying and addressing developmental abnormalities.
