How intelligent could we breed, say, dogs, in a reasonable time frame? How would we select for general intelligence, general problem solving ability, as opposed to skill at a specific task, e.g., herding sheep?
They would probably become unpleasant to keep as pets. What do we do to prevent our pets from evolving intelligence?
What induced humans to evolve intelligence? Do those conditions exist for any other species today? Are we actively preventing such conditions from coming about?
Would society be different with another intelligent species around? There do already exist societies which coexist with fairly intelligent monkeys wandering around.
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