The Theory of Stupidity: A Formal Model of Cognitive Vulnerability.

This paper presents a formal mathematical model of the integral "Stupidity" indicator ($G$) — a metric assessing the probability of irrational behavior (cognitive failure) of an agent under the influence of information load. Unlike traditional theories linking rationality to general intelligence, stupidity is defined here as an architectural vulnerability arising from an imbalance between environmental complexity and attention control mechanisms. Publication Information: Journal: Science, Technology and Education, 2025. № 4 (100). ISSN 2312-8267. DOI Prefix: 10.20861. Conference: CXI International Scientific and Practical Conference «International Scientific Review of the Problems and Prospects of Modern Science and Education», Boston, USA, December 16-17, 2025. ISBN 978-1-64655-169-9. Related Work: This formal mathematical model serves as the foundation for the published book "The General Stupidity Theory" (ISBN 978-5-0068-9917-9), published January 14, 2026. Research Data: The validation code and synthetic datasets are available at: https://github.com/bricsin4u/stupidity-theory-research-data