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“Overview of strong human intelligence amplification methods” by TsviBT


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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 [...]

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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 ...

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First published:

October 8th, 2024

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jTiSWHKAtnyA723LE/overview-of-strong-human-intelligence-amplification-methods

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