- Silicon Valley tech executives are reportedly paying up to $50,000 for genetic-testing services that promise to screen embryos for IQ.
- These services aim to help parents select embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF) to produce 'smart offspring'.
- Companies like Nucleus Genomics and Herasight are publicly offering these IQ prediction services, with prices ranging from around $6,000 to $50,000.
- High-end matchmakers note a rise in tech CEOs seeking intelligent partners, specifically to have 'smart offspring'.
- Critics raise significant ethical concerns about polygenic embryo screening (PES), including fairness, accessibility only to the wealthy, and the potential for creating a 'genetically super caste'.
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