ChristianKl comments on Risk Contracts: A Crackpot Idea to Save the World - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 05 October 2016 09:13:37PM 0 points [-]

Yes, the known specific behavior is known known. But I'm talking about the general behavior. Where we do not know specifics of but which is still within the general model? How do you call these?

Comment author: ChristianKl 05 October 2016 09:35:21PM *  1 point [-]

"known unknowns" describes a model where you have unknown variables but you know which variables you don't know.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 06 October 2016 08:55:40PM 0 points [-]

OK with that terminology we can agree.