Nanganin kawentenan puniki, Hawking nyantenang indik ngancerang ngerasa genom manusa utawi nincapang pidabdab nyane (sekadi, antarmuka otak-komputer) anggen nincapang kawagedan manusa taler ngirangin agresi, sane kaminabang dane nyihnayang inggian kauripan manusa minab kaliwat belog antuk koletif sane kantun tetep nganutin sistem sane sayan nenten stabil, ngawinang parajanane runtuh.
To counter this, Hawking emphasizes either self-design of the human genome or mechanical enhancement (e.g., brain-computer interface) to enhance human intelligence and reduce aggression, without which he implies human civilization may be too stupid collectively to survive an increasingly unstable system, resulting in societal collapse.