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The Art of Making Problems Simple: A Theory of Intelligence

2026-05-06

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<p>Human intelligence is remarkably flexible, capable of solving complex , novel problems and generalizing across domains with little training or data. We propose that intelligence depends on the ability to construct and revise representational normal forms: internal coordinate systems in which prediction, comparison, and inference become simple. This capacity rests on four components: (1) discovering lawful gener...

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32288783-42c0-5b65-a454-96eb045dd30b
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10.31234/osf.io/pghzn_v2
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