I think EY once mentioned it in the context of self-awareness or free will or something, and called it something like “complete epistemological panic”.
he highest level model becomes so general as to be true by construction.
Interesting! Can you find the reference? I’d like to see what the “panic” is about.
I think it is a good exercise. It makes clear that all models are wrong not just those at the top and they have to prove their value by being useful, i.e., make useful predictions.
I think EY once mentioned it in the context of self-awareness or free will or something, and called it something like “complete epistemological panic”.
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Interesting! Can you find the reference? I’d like to see what the “panic” is about.
I think it is a good exercise. It makes clear that all models are wrong not just those at the top and they have to prove their value by being useful, i.e., make useful predictions.