> There is one big difference though, you kind of have to be targeted in your bias if your using factor analysis, while AI the bias reflects society
Good point. I agree, factor analysis is a great tool, but can easily end up showing what the researcher is looking for instead of deeper truths. The problem being, often the factors used aren't causal factors but just correlated, which often seems to be the case for race-based stuff (from the little I've looked at).
> And the people behind this pseudo-science
I think it's probably pseudo-science to the extent that most social science is pseudo-science, in that the results may be based on scientific methodology, but are only useful in the context of whatever social theory they've made up.
Good point. I agree, factor analysis is a great tool, but can easily end up showing what the researcher is looking for instead of deeper truths. The problem being, often the factors used aren't causal factors but just correlated, which often seems to be the case for race-based stuff (from the little I've looked at).
> And the people behind this pseudo-science
I think it's probably pseudo-science to the extent that most social science is pseudo-science, in that the results may be based on scientific methodology, but are only useful in the context of whatever social theory they've made up.