the fraction of DNA devoted to regulation, such as promoter sequences, is a tiny fraction of that devoted to coding
Given that most of DNA is junk, considering “information” in raw storage terms makes little sense. It may be a tiny fraction, but is it an important contributor to genetic fitness? If it is, then it’s hard to argue that evolution has slowed down.
I see no reason to think that. You can often kill an organism by changing 1 bit in its genome.
ETA: I’m not disputing that, but see above. I’m trying to qualify the information’s overall contribution to genetic fitness.
Given that most of DNA is junk, considering “information” in raw storage terms makes little sense. It may be a tiny fraction, but is it an important contributor to genetic fitness? If it is, then it’s hard to argue that evolution has slowed down.
ETA: I’m not disputing that, but see above. I’m trying to qualify the information’s overall contribution to genetic fitness.
I’m only arguing about the speed at which information is produced, and the speed at which intelligence is produced.