wuwei comments on Cascio in The Atlantic, more on cognitive enhancement as existential risk mitigation - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wuwei 18 June 2009 07:08:55PM *  -1 points [-]

You seem to be assuming that the relation between IQ and risk must be monotonic.

I think existential risk mitigation is better pursued by helping the most intelligent and rational efforts than by trying to raise the average intelligence or rationality.