The question title says “bottleneck”, but the body says “technological constraint.” But I wonder—is the bottleneck a technological constraint, or is it a political constraint? (That is, maybe the expertise exists, but literally no one has the conjunction of expertise and bravery to actually do it.) The FAQ page of Genomic Prediction says:
Does Genomic Prediction Clinical Laboratory screen embryos for increased intelligence i.e. high IQ?
No. We only screen against negative (disease) risks.
But if you’re already providing polygenic scores for the purpose of choosing an IVF embryo for implantation, there would seem to be no technical obstacle to using a polygenic score for intelligence. Right?
Given that you can buy all sorts of things on the black market, politics are only a constraint when it comes to doing such projects for prestigue and not for doing them because you actually know how to make very intelligent babies and have parents who want that.
The question title says “bottleneck”, but the body says “technological constraint.” But I wonder—is the bottleneck a technological constraint, or is it a political constraint? (That is, maybe the expertise exists, but literally no one has the conjunction of expertise and bravery to actually do it.) The FAQ page of Genomic Prediction says:
But if you’re already providing polygenic scores for the purpose of choosing an IVF embryo for implantation, there would seem to be no technical obstacle to using a polygenic score for intelligence. Right?
Given that you can buy all sorts of things on the black market, politics are only a constraint when it comes to doing such projects for prestigue and not for doing them because you actually know how to make very intelligent babies and have parents who want that.