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Ask HN: Will there be any mainstream efforts to select for intelligence in IVF?

2 points by perditus ↗ HN
Genomic Prediction (Stephen Hsu's company) is theoretically able to do this since they currently screen for mental disabilities (i.e., IQs 2+ SDs below average).

See gwern on this: https://www.gwern.net/Embryo-selection#overview-of-major-approaches

I suspect that if any hospital starts offering this as a service anytime soon it'll be in China or Israel.

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bjourne
It's unfair to point out Chinese and Israelis as being extra unscrupulous. Mating partners of course already screen each other out and has been for a long time. If past experience is any indication, then traits that would be selected for would be good looks. In fact, if embryos would be screened for intelligence, I think it would be an improvement over the status quo.