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“Overview of strong human intelligence amplification methods” by TsviBT

2024/10/9
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How can we make many humans who are very good at solving difficult problems?** Summary (table of made-up numbers)I made up the made-up numbers in this table of made-up numbers; therefore, the numbers in this table of made-up numbers are made-up numbers. Call to action**If you have a shitload of money, there are some projects you can give money to that would make supergenius humans on demand happen faster. If you have a fuckton of money, there are projects whose creation you could fund that would greatly accelerate this technology.If you're young and smart, or are already an expert in either stem cell / reproductive biology, biotech, or anything related to brain-computer interfaces, there are some projects you could work on.If neither, think hard, maybe I missed something.You can DM me or gmail [...] ---Outline:(00:12) Summary (table of made-up numbers)(00:45) Call to action(01:22) Context(01:25) The goal(02:56) Constraint: Algernons law(04:30) How to know what makes a smart brain(04:35) Figure it out ourselves(04:53) Copy natures work(05:18) Brain emulation(05:21) The approach(06:07) Problems(07:52) Genomic approaches(08:34) Adult brain gene editing(08:38) The approach(08:53) Problems(09:26) Germline engineering(09:32) The approach(11:37) Problems(12:11) Signaling molecules for creative brains(12:15) The approach(13:30) Problems(13:45) Brain-brain electrical interface approaches(14:41) Problems with all electrical brain interface approaches(15:11) Massive cerebral prosthetic connectivity(17:03) Human / human interface(17:59) Interface with brain tissue in a vat(18:30) Massive neural transplantation(18:35) The approach(19:01) Problems(19:39) Support for thinking(19:53) The approaches(21:04) Problems(21:58) FAQ(22:01) What about weak amplification(22:14) What about ...(24:04) The real intelligence enhancement is ...The original text contained 3 images which were described by AI. --- First published: October 8th, 2024 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jTiSWHKAtnyA723LE/overview-of-strong-human-intelligence-amplification-methods) --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO). ---Images from the article:)))Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the ep