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I wonder how they propose to avoid the standard single-trait selective breeding issues, like accumulation of undesirable traits. For example, those geniuses might end up being sickly and psychotic.
It seems to me that this would not be a problem with iterated embryo selection, but I might be wrong.
See also Yvain's "modal human" post.
Would it matter? C.f. goldmage.