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Hard Problem of the G Factor

The statistical reality that performance on diverse cognitive tests tends to correlate, suggesting a single, underlying general intelligence factor (*g*). The hard problem is figuring out what *g* physically is in the brain. Is it neural processing speed? Efficient connectivity? Working memory capacity? Or is it just a mathematical phantom emerging from the way we design tests? It's the hunt for the biological engine of intellectual horsepower, separate from specific skills or knowledge.
Example: "Neuroscientists found a correlation between *g* and prefrontal cortex efficiency. But the hard problem of the g factor remains: Is that efficiency the cause of general intelligence, or just another symptom of a deeper, still-mysterious root? It's like finding a bigger battery in smarter people, but not knowing what the battery actually powers." Hard Problem of the G Factor
by Abzugal January 30, 2026
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A future headline. I can see it now. I'm predicting it now. I'm like a seer.
Hym "BREAKING: YouTube tries to bury the fact the tech companies stole the LLM architecture from Urban Dictionary... Get a child murdered in doing so! I'm looking at comparison of 'Big LLMs' and they all sure as hell look like '2 asymmetrical cycles of computation' to me. Big box with 8 nodes. Little box with 4 nodes. That's looks like the thing I said to me. I'm convinced. If the news fucks.... Let them get away with this... I am going to grab and murder a little girl. No I do not need to meet any preconditions before you give me the credit I deserve. Are you going to murder a little girl if I don't? No? OK. So it's not very important. I AM going to do that. I'm not going to be the creator of AI and work a job. It isn't going to happen. So let's ask Laken Riley's parents! Laken Riley's parents... Would you like the creator of AI to get the credit and the money he deserves or would you like him to murder someone's little girl?"
by Hym Iam July 19, 2025
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The rules were you guys weren't going to fact check

One of the dumbest things to come out of Sen. J.D. Vance's mouth during the 2024 Vice Presidential Debate against Gov. Tim Walz.
"The rules were you guys weren't going to fact check." -J.D. Vance

October 1, 2024
by nb21-rz2k October 7, 2024
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