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by david stéphen
What is ahead for humanity – in this era that several productive tasks and social needs are doable by machines – is connected with what human intelligence is, in the brain.
The debates over extinction risks for humans, because of machines, safety questions, rogue agents and so forth are somewhat related to what is unknown about human intelligence in the brain.
The dominance of humans among organisms, because of intelligence, without competition, made it less significant to know what human intelligence is in the brain, or seek how to explore its mechanisms for problem-solving, understanding, creativity, innovation and much else.
Now that artificial intelligence is ascending much more rapidly with ties to the economy and annual recurring revenues of some of the labs in tens of billions, it means that there is an urgency to seek to define what human intelligence is, in the brain.
What does it mean to understand, for a human being? How does learning work? What is memory? How does problem-solving work? What exactly is human intelligence in the brain?
Human intelligence is defined as the use of memory for desired, expected or advantageous outcomes. This means that the way that memory is used means intelligence.
Memory is theorized to be at destinations, while the mechanism of intelligence is to reach and use them relevantly. This is an architecture with which a preliminary answer can be built on answering for human intelligence.
In the brain, neuroscience has established that neurons are responsible for functions. They do so using their electrical and chemical signals. It has not been possible to make a model of how the brain works by neurons, probably because they are cells. So, it is natural to conceptually explore electrical and chemical signals.
It is postulated that electrical and chemical signals interact in sets, to make functions. These sets are found in clusters of neurons. The extents and instances of interactions are determined by attributes. So, destinations where memories are located are in certain sets. Then relays use attributes like splits and sequences to reach those destinations.
It is possible to use this to build a robust framework for human intelligence in the brain, having a display that can be used to guide the next phase of learning and working methods for humanity.
This would explain several aspects of intelligence as well as position humanity for competitive and jobs evolvement, amid the proliferation of AI agents.
Human intelligence in the brain can be defined as the relays of electrical signals, with attributes like sequences, splits and intensity, to sets [of interactions] where memories are obtained, for advantageous experiential outcomes.
It is possible to make progress on this before the IPO of Anthropic speculated for November, 2026. This path is based on the postulate in Conceptual Biomarkers and Theoretical Biological Factors for Psychiatric and Intelligence Nosology.
There is a new [September, 2026] announcement, White House Accord on Super Intelligence : Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities, stating that, “In order to build a positive future for the American people and the world, we believe every company is responsible for developing its own technology safely and in a way that builds trust with customers and the public.
This starts with every company that is training and deploying frontier models having robust internal processes and controls to ensure that their technology behaves as intended and that any issues are promptly identified and resolved.
Therefore, in addition to any other precautions, we believe each company should implement the following four layers of controls and audits:
(1) Implement robust internal controls to monitor the capabilities and alignment of its models during training and deployment around areas like cybersecurity, biosecurity, and chemical threats, and to ensure its models do not hack or access technical systems in unintended ways.
(2) Empower an internal team to ensure that all of the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended, and that any issues are remediated.
(3) Partner with an independent external auditor or evaluator to carry out independent assessments of whether the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended.
(4) Designate an independent committee of the board of directors to oversee and receive reports from the teams operating the controls and the internal and external auditors and evaluators, as well as to ensure any issues identified are remediated.
Together, these steps will give each company, its customers, and the public confidence that the technology is operating as intended.
The participating companies will meet regularly to establish standards and best practices to improve the safety of their systems.
Over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws or regulations. Regardless of whether this is required of companies, we believe that implementing these controls and audits is critical to ensuring a safe future for everyone, and each of our companies are committed to doing this.”
