Catriona Campbell, a UK-based artificial intelligence expert, argues we could soon be raising artificially intelligence virtual children inside the metaverse.

She dubs these hypothetical offspring “Tamagotchi children,” in a reference to the popular virtual pets from the 1990s.

In her new book “AI by Design: A Plan For Living With Artificial Intelligence,” The Telegraph reports, Campbell argues that these virtual kiddos could be an environmentally friendly and cheaper answer to overpopulation and limited resources.