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Christos Venetis, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW Sydney

Can AI pick IVF embryos as well as a human? First randomised controlled trial shows promise

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During in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a number of different embryos are produced from eggs and sperm. Then, embryologists choose which one of the embryos is most likely to lead to a successful pregnancy and transfer it to the patient.

Embryologists make this choice by using their expertise to apply a set of widely accepted principles based on the appearance of the embryo. In recent years there has been a lot of interest in using various artificial intelligence (AI) techniques in this process.

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