5min chapter

Manifold cover image

Bing vs. Bard, US-China STEM Competition, and Embryo Screening — #30

Manifold

CHAPTER

Gene Editing to Improve Cognitive Ability in Children Is Morally Wrong

Survey: 34% of all people thought gene editing was okay, sorry that they were willing to use it. People under 35 are the ones who are likely to be actually using this because they're going to be using IVF in the near future. Only about 10% of the population finds PGP or polygenic screening of embryos to be morally wrong. Manifold: If there were a larger, better-powered representative survey of all Americans and the numbers came out roughly like this, I would say, yes, based on that, it is reasonable to start offering genetic screening or polygenic screened embryo screenings.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode