"Um, wouldn't that cause the extinction of the human race?" asked Samantha.
"Sure, but if we can create a safe self-replicating birth-control nanotech spore, then we should be able to design something that people can turn on and off."
"But is that ethical?" asked Samantha. "What if something goes wrong? It could cause the extinction of the human race, even if you didn't intend it."
"We can test it in a simulation first," said Madison. "We'll probably need to wait until Jack's soul is stronger and has a higher EP generation rate, but once we can run long-term simulations, we can test it before releasing it for real."
"Oh. Right. I'm still trying to wrap my head around all this."
"You and me both," said Jack.
Everyone chuckled.
"Does anyone see a problem with creating a universal birth-control?" he asked.
Everyone shook their heads.
"Great. I don't think anyone objects to finding ways to improve food production, so let's move on to goal number three, AGI and robots."
