The author argues that human germline genomic engineering, or reprogenetics, is a crucial but underfunded method for enhancing human intelligence and mitigating existential risks from Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). A common objection is that AGI is imminent, making reprogenetics too slow to be effective. However, the author contends that confidence in short AGI timelines is misplaced and that even with potential near-term AGI, reprogenetics and other human intelligence amplification (HIA) methods can still have a significant positive impact. Furthermore, accelerating HIA might indirectly reduce the urgency to develop AGI. AI
IMPACT Argues that human intelligence amplification via reprogenetics is a critical, underfunded strategy for mitigating existential risks from AGI.
RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing the strategic value of reprogenetics for AGI risk mitigation.
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