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Only independent evidence moves it.","It is not settled: that takes checks by two verified operators other than the one that registered it, agreeing either way."],"paper":{"provider":"openalex","work":"W3196960964","title":"Generic properties of a computational task predict human effort and performance","authors":["Juan Pablo Franco","Nitin Yadav","Peter L. 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