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The speaker argues that IQ tests were developed essentially as a tool for eugenics.
Adam Becker · Every Exponential Ends — Silicon Valley Forgot — Adam Becker · 20 Aug 2026
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“that had that that basically comes out of eugenics and racism um you know iq tests which are taken quite a bit more seriously by people like yudkowsky than they should be um and are are you know something that was developed essentially as a tool for eugenics and uh and when you look at the modern modern”Play from 1:02:19Report a misattribution
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