Hank: the world of the future will differ from ours, so which traits will be useful then cannot be known now (2021)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2021-04-16) · owner: Hank
In April 2021, talking about gene editing and intelligence, Hank argued that nobody can know now which traits will be useful to people in the future, because their world will differ from ours.
About: Human genetic enhancement, CRISPR gene editing
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-16 | predicted | We don't know now which traits will be useful to the people of the future, because their world will be different from ours. | Gene Editing and Intelligence: A Bad 00:02:26 |
What is said about it
4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2021-04-16 · Gene Editing and Intelligence: A Bad — Hank has seen much recent conversation, probably prompted by the book Code Breaker about CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna, about whether and how we should edit the genomes of people and of people not yet born. (hedged) — 00:00:00
- 2021-04-16 · Gene Editing and Intelligence: A Bad — Hank: The idea of genetically modifying a child to be more intelligent is not just wild hubris but a dangerous misunderstanding of what intelligence is. — 00:02:55
- 2021-04-16 · Gene Editing and Intelligence: A Bad — Hank: Intelligence is more about what we need from people now than any innate thing: being well-suited to the world you were born into, not an on-off genius switch. — 00:02:55
- 2021-04-16 · Gene Editing and Intelligence: A Bad — Hank: As a species we do not yet understand the genetics of eye color. — 00:02:55