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16 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 29 October 2012 12:41AM

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Comment author: blogospheroid 30 October 2012 06:25:27AM 1 point [-]

Well, I was thinking in terms of increasing the numbers of the smart fraction, not strictly from the perspective of increasing the average. Increasing the average is in the long run. eg. A few geniuses who can crack nano tech can increase the earth's holding capacity for humans by an order of magnitude. A few more who can crack permanent intelligence/executive function amplification of homo sapiens can render the eugenics question completely irrelevant.