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Designer babies. Self

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How do we know when the world has changed? Designer babies. Self-improving AI. Are we ready for either? Two new breakthroughs show how hard it is to know when the world has changed. On June 1, a team of scientists published a preprint scientific paper claiming they had edited human embryonic DNA with more precision than any previous attempt. As a technical achievement, the work is undoubtedly impr...