There’s a lot of confusion around uncertainty in machine learning. We argue the "aleatoric vs epistemic" view has contributed to this and present a rigorous alternative. #ICML2025 with Jannik Kossen @eleanortrollope Mark van der Wilk @adamefoster Tom Rainforth 1/5

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