Wealthy actors’ aggressive adoption of IVF plus polygenic embryo selection (and potential future editing) will accelerate genetic stratification by making enhanced trait portfolios a transmissible form of elite advantage. As billionaire demand shapes supply (egg sourcing, clinic services, analytics), social inequality can become biologically entrenched within a generation unless access and regulation are changed.
— If true, the social and political stakes are vast: law on parentage and surrogacy, IVF regulation, equity in reproductive technology, and intergenerational inequality all become urgent national issues.
2026.01.05
90% relevant
The article’s claim that 'the first babies artificially selected for greater intelligence have already been born' directly echoes the existing idea that wealthy adoption of embryo selection will entrench genetic advantage and create socio‑economic stratification; Palladium’s call to wake up aligns with warnings about inequality and the need for governance.
Steve Hsu
2026.01.01
100% relevant
Steve Hsu references 2025 breakthroughs in polygenic embryo screening and cites elite behavior (e.g., reports about Chinese billionaires' egg preferences) as evidence that high‑net‑worth individuals are already operationalizing these technologies.
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