The document discusses the concept of "Mandevillian Intelligence", where cognitive shortcomings or biases at the individual level can paradoxically support the emergence of intelligent behavior at the collective level. It provides examples showing how confirmation bias, dogmatism, and irrationality in individuals have been shown to promote collective cognitive success in groups. The document cautions that while individual enhancement could diminish collective intelligence, technologies should aim for "virtuous engineering" by harnessing existing cognitive vices to realize collective cognitive virtues. It concludes by outlining implications for technology, epistemology, social policy, and designing social machines.