I disagree, but we probably have different estimates as to just how effective DNA modification and/or intelligence enhancing drugs are going to be in the future. I don’t think Eliezer is going to make all that big of a dent in the FAI problem until he becomes more intelligent, and it’s hard to estimate how much faster that will make him. I think I can say that intelligence enhancement could turn an impossible problem into a possible problem. It also means that there will be many more people out there capable of making meaningful contributions to the FAI problem.
I disagree, but we probably have different estimates as to just how effective DNA modification and/or intelligence enhancing drugs are going to be in the future. I don’t think Eliezer is going to make all that big of a dent in the FAI problem until he becomes more intelligent, and it’s hard to estimate how much faster that will make him. I think I can say that intelligence enhancement could turn an impossible problem into a possible problem. It also means that there will be many more people out there capable of making meaningful contributions to the FAI problem.