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The inconvenient reality of AI-assisted embryo selection in IVF

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Artificial intelligence is being hyped for its potential to revolutionize assisted reproduction, including embryo selection — but a new study reveals that the inflated expectations of new technologies are not always justified.

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Fig. 1: Representative ‘hype cycle’ for emerging technologies in assisted reproduction.

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    Dorit C. Kieslinger, Cornelis B. Lambalk & Carlijn G. Vergouw

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D.C.K., C.G.V. and C.B.L. received a grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) for the execution of the SelecTIMO study (Health Care Efficiency Research programme grant 843001602) and co-funding from Merck (Germany and Netherlands) for the six time-lapse incubators used during the SelecTIMO trial.

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Kieslinger, D.C., Lambalk, C.B. & Vergouw, C.G. The inconvenient reality of AI-assisted embryo selection in IVF. Nat Med (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03289-9

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