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While the prospects of mind augmentation are compelling, they also raise important questions about identity and the potential consequences of cognitive enhancement. For instance, increasing one's intelligence or memory significantly could shift a person's character and perspective, leading to concerns about whether the same individual still exists post-enhancement.
Additionally, some discourse suggests that heightened intelligence could produce existential crises or depression, fundamentally altering societal structures. The hypothesis that our existing levels of intelligence might be a safeguard against complete societal collapse poses critical questions about the nature of progress.