Like Linch, I do not see how you present any arguments for your main conclusion in the post. You argue that EA overrates IQ but present no arguments that this is the case. Your response also doesn’t present any arguments for that conclusion
As noted above, my main claim is not that “EA overrates IQ” at a purely descriptive level, but rather that other important traits deserve more focus in practice (because those other important traits seem neglected relative to smarts, and also because — at the level of what we seek to develop and incentivize — those other traits seem more elastic and improvable).
I noted in the comment above that:
one line of evidence I have for this is how often I see references to smarts, including in internal discussions related to career and hiring decisions, compared to other important traits.
Without directly quoting anyone, I can, to be more specific, say that I’ve seen relatively senior people in EA imply that certain EA organizations (including CRS, where I work) will be eager to hire applicants if they are extremely smart. That’s the kind of sentiment I feel I’ve seen quite often, and with which I strongly disagree, because being “extremely smart” is far from being sufficient, even if the person in question has altruistic values.
Like Linch, I do not see how you present any arguments for your main conclusion in the post. You argue that EA overrates IQ but present no arguments that this is the case. Your response also doesn’t present any arguments for that conclusion
As noted above, my main claim is not that “EA overrates IQ” at a purely descriptive level, but rather that other important traits deserve more focus in practice (because those other important traits seem neglected relative to smarts, and also because — at the level of what we seek to develop and incentivize — those other traits seem more elastic and improvable).
I noted in the comment above that:
Without directly quoting anyone, I can, to be more specific, say that I’ve seen relatively senior people in EA imply that certain EA organizations (including CRS, where I work) will be eager to hire applicants if they are extremely smart. That’s the kind of sentiment I feel I’ve seen quite often, and with which I strongly disagree, because being “extremely smart” is far from being sufficient, even if the person in question has altruistic values.
“my main claim is not that “EA overrates IQ” at a purely descriptive level, but rather that other important traits deserve more focus in practice”
The claim that EA overrates IQ is the same as the claim that other traits deserve more attention