So-called virtual children are being proposed as a way to depopulate the world, according to a leading authority on artificial intelligence and a former advisor to the U.K. government. According to a report by Natalie Winters at the National Pulse, computer-generated babies that cost about $25 per month are likely to become a common phenomenon by the early-2070s argues Catriona Campbell, who advised the British government on the first drafting of its Usability & Accessibility standards. She claims up to one-in-five parents will opt for a digital baby.