FAQ: Isn't AGI coming too soon for reprogenetics to help?

LessWrong published a contrarian argument: humanity should pursue genetic enhancement of intelligence even if artificial general intelligence arrives within the next decade or two. The essay challenges the view that reprogenetics—genetic improvement of human cognition—is too slow to matter if AGI emerges soon. Instead, the author contends that human intelligence amplification is drastically underfunded, AGI timelines are more uncertain than many assume, and a working approach to enhanced human intelligence might reduce the motivation to pursue AGI.

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