zackmdavis pitches embryo selection as the no-GPUs path to smarter humans, citing Gwern
zackmdavis · x · 2026-09-04
- In a debate on making smarter humans without GPUs, zackmdavis proposes embryo selection: not bottlenecked on compute, no GPUs required.
- He links Gwern's essay 'Embryo Selection For Intelligence', a cost-benefit analysis of IVF-based embryo selection covering polygenic scores, SNP cost forecasts, optimal stopping, multiple/iterated embryo selection and the paradox of polygenicity.
- repligate pushes back asking how long this would take (a century?) and whether it bets on 'secrets of intelligence' that don't require GPUs.
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