I do find it plausible that if we had some sort of cheap drug that made the user +2 SD’s in IQ while also being more focused and creative, that would kick the economy into a much higher growth rate. Seems unlikely to happen though. Maybe narrow AI for bio R&D could do it. Maybe I’m overestimating how much it would take—maybe only half an SD would do it?
I do find it plausible that if we had some sort of cheap drug that made the user +2 SD’s in IQ while also being more focused and creative, that would kick the economy into a much higher growth rate. Seems unlikely to happen though. Maybe narrow AI for bio R&D could do it. Maybe I’m overestimating how much it would take—maybe only half an SD would do it?