I honestly don’t see why. I think I’m much below 130 and still, 80k advised me. The texts they write about why AI might literally kill all of us and what I could do to prevent are not only relevant for oxford graduates but also for me who just attended an average German University. I think everyone can contribute to the world’s most pressing problems. What’s needed is not intelligence but ambition and open-mindedness. EA is not just math geniuses devising abstract problems it’s hundreds of people running the everyday work of organizations, coming up with new approaches to community building, becoming politically active to promote animal welfare, or earning money to donate to the most important causes. None of these are only possible with an above-average IQ.
The 100-130 IQ range contains most of the United State’s senators.
You don’t need a license to be more ambitious than the people around you, you don’t need to have 131 IQ or greater to find the most important thing and do your best. I’m confident in your ability to have a tremendous outsize impact in the world, if you choose to attempt it.
I couldn’t agree more with this post! E.g. I feel like there should be an “80k for average smart people in the 100-130IQ ranche”.
I honestly don’t see why.
I think I’m much below 130 and still, 80k advised me. The texts they write about why AI might literally kill all of us and what I could do to prevent are not only relevant for oxford graduates but also for me who just attended an average German University. I think everyone can contribute to the world’s most pressing problems. What’s needed is not intelligence but ambition and open-mindedness. EA is not just math geniuses devising abstract problems it’s hundreds of people running the everyday work of organizations, coming up with new approaches to community building, becoming politically active to promote animal welfare, or earning money to donate to the most important causes. None of these are only possible with an above-average IQ.
The 100-130 IQ range contains most of the United State’s senators.
You don’t need a license to be more ambitious than the people around you, you don’t need to have 131 IQ or greater to find the most important thing and do your best. I’m confident in your ability to have a tremendous outsize impact in the world, if you choose to attempt it.