Moral considerations aside, I'm really skeptical of the assumption that following LLM instructions = low IQ.

As always, HN is a very biased audience. Most of us have probably read about how LLMs are the best bullshitters in the world, and we've seen a lot examples like this that prove how little LLMs can be trusted.

But in the general population? I'd bet there's plenty of intelligent people who haven't had the same exposure to LLM critiques and might trust their output out of ignorance rather than lack of intelligence.