The futuristic video that’s being widely shared on social media is the brainchild of Hashem Al-Ghaili, a producer and filmmaker with a background in molecular biology.

On his website, Al-Ghaili says he uses his “background in science and technology to develop brand-new concepts”. He speaks of “imagining the future,” though some online have clearly mistaken his latest film as a real-life advert.

In the video, for a fictional facility called EctoLife, we hear that artificial wombs could provide a solution for cancer patients who’ve had their uteruses removed, that they could reduce pregnancy complications, and that the pods will help countries experiencing population decline, such as Japan, Bulgaria, South Korea.

Hashem says he believes this technology is ready and that we could see such facilities in as little as 10 years.

But what do scientists working in this field really think?

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