Interesting relevant finding from the alignment researcher + EA survey we ran:
We also find in both datasets—but most dramatically in the EA community sample, plotted below—that respondents vastly overestimate (≈2.5x) how much high intelligence is actually valued, and underestimate other cognitive features like having strong work ethics, abilities to collaborate, and people skills. One potentially clear interpretation of this finding is that EAs/alignment researchers actually believe that high intelligence is necessary but not sufficient for being impactful—but perceive other EAs/alignment researchers as thinking high intelligence is basically sufficient. The community aligning on these questions seems of very high practical importance for hiring/grantmaking criteria and decision-making.
Interesting relevant finding from the alignment researcher + EA survey we ran: