I think that how important human cognitive enhancement might be depending on how quickly people think AI is coming and how transformative that AI will be. If we need aligned AI very quickly because we may all be wiped out, then that would take precedence. But if we have time, accelerating advances in human cognitive enhancement may be an extremely worthwhile endeavor. Morally and cognitively enhanced humans may be extremely motivated to do research in areas that EAs are interested in and create technology to mitigate disasters.
I think that how important human cognitive enhancement might be depending on how quickly people think AI is coming and how transformative that AI will be. If we need aligned AI very quickly because we may all be wiped out, then that would take precedence. But if we have time, accelerating advances in human cognitive enhancement may be an extremely worthwhile endeavor. Morally and cognitively enhanced humans may be extremely motivated to do research in areas that EAs are interested in and create technology to mitigate disasters.