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Émile Torres on Transhumanism, Longtermism and Existential Risks

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The Obsession With IQ and Intelligence

This sort of obsession with IQ and intelligence, that is continuous with the early first wave of eugenicist. In fact, IQ was developed in large part by eugenicists who had super racist views. So I think some bound up with that is kind of a bit of racism, maybe not just a bit.

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