"Couldn't evolution itself evolve to a point where it diverges from the conventional structures held to compose evolution?" In theory, that's what intelligence

"Couldn't evolution itself evolve to a point where it diverges from the conventional structures held to compose evolution?" In theory, that's what intelligence/civilization is doing isn't it? We're replacing one optimization process (natural selection/mutation/etc) with a new one (forethought/planning/etc). When we talk about genetic engineering, or AI, or anything like that, we're talking about replacing evolution with intelligent design. We're evolution++.