What would humanity be capable of if the best brains would be working for the government?

When I was a kid I childishly presumed that scientists were doing their best and trying to improve society. Even before putting these childish things away, I – as a young philosopher – started questioning the very human morality.

And after reading evolutionary psychology and evolutionary biology, I concluded believe not only human morality is something obsolete – but it makes only little sense. Our moral rules would have to be far more than different to make at least some sense. Every moral rule in a complex system should lead to infinite happiness for an infinite number of individuals. So my optic on human morality couldn’t have been a more finer example that not only evolution had happened, but that our moral system is something that served our ancestors for some reason (Arguments for atheism, Jan Bryxí 2023).

Bill Gates was asked: “What Microsoft competitor worries you most?” “Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley,” he replied. Because in software development, you need the people with the highest IQs.

And while cognitive psychology can clearly manifest that there is something as talent (connected to your IQ), the very sheer ability to solve general problems remains key to resolving scientific and technological problems. Of course, tons of people with an IQ of 160 have few requirements to be perfect programmers or scientists, but those who are perfect programmers or scientists have an IQ of 160.

So finance, engineering, IT, law, creative arts, and technology. These are the highest IQ-loaded professions. And while someone can counterargument that high-quality academia has the brainiest people, he or she is right. But these people are far more than outnumbered.

Testing the IQ of all people that live on this planet (the majority of the most intelligent people live in developing countries), then withdraw all the brains from the applied research that are trying to develop new stupid applications and transfer them to basic research (the most important part of research that doesn’t have immediate profit). Sure, reeducation must be undertaken but it is far more than worth it.

Now examples of what could be achieved:

People with cancer would have normal life-span

Improving artificial intelligence and machine learning

Quantum computing

Biotechnology and genetic engineering

Clean energy

Nanotechnology

Drone ecosystem

Aging reversal

People who have schizophrenia (just like me) would have their flattened emotionality gone

Space exploration

3D printing (3D printing technology will advance, leading to more widespread use in manufacturing, healthcare, and even construction)

Neuroscience (advancements in neuroscience will contribute to a better understanding of the brain, leading to improved treatments for neurological disorders and potentially enhancing human cognition

Reverse of Global warming

People who cannot walk would walk.

Green technology (new sources of energy)

Virtual and augmented reality (improved VR and AR technologies will have applications in gaming, education, healthcare, and remote work)

People who cannot see would see

Advanced materials (the development of novel materials with unique properties can lead to advancements in various industries, such as aerospace, construction, and electronics)

Space elevators (structures that will allow rockets to launch at the edge of the atmosphere, rather than from the surface)

People who are depressed would have their anhedonia gone and desire to live

AI-enabled robots

Medical advancement with AI and nanobots

New textile fibers

Flying autonomous vehicles

Purifying membranes

Ultra-sensitive sensors

New materials such as graphene

Repair of damaged genes

Wearable devices

Internet of things

Big data

Mars colony

Wireless electricity

Slowing dementia

Universal flu vaccine


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