Can AI Make Something Greater than Itself?

The Ultraintelligent Machine will be Civilization's Last Invention > Contrast > Recursive Self-Improvement in Human Civilization
Humans can't make smarter humans, but we can make cognitive tools to help other humans. Computers do make faster computers without human intervention, but is that the same as an AI making a smarter AI?

 Curse of the Gifted

The Curse of the Gifted > Example/Illustration > Curse of the Gifted: Personal Account
Generalization in the workplace, and a personal anecdote from a forum.

 Curse of the Gifted

Do Not Praise Your Children\'s Intelligence > Example/Illustration > The Curse of the Gifted
Why effort is more important than intelligence.