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Behind the News: The Utopian Dreams of AI Moguls w/ Émile Torres

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The Controversial Intersection of IQ Testing and Eugenics

This chapter explores the intertwined history of IQ testing and eugenics, highlighting the critiques surrounding the measurement of intelligence and its racist origins. It further examines modern ideology, suggesting that transhumanism may represent a radical extension of eugenic principles aimed at defining a post-human future.

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