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{{ | {{def|Known unknown|/nəʊn ʌnˈnəʊn/|n|}}As famously articulated by [[Donald Rumsfeld]], something you know you do not know. Depending on your approach to [[epistemology]] this is could mean different things. A [[reductionist]] would say “this is simply an existing fact about the universe, past, future or present, that already exists, but which I do not yet have in my possession” — because a [[reductionist]] would see the universe as a fully solved, just not fully ''revealed'' thing — like an uncompleted crossword. Thus, a “known unknown” is a measure of one’s potential disadvantage against a hypothetical other to whom that thing ''has'' been revealed. The cosmos contains a certain, finite amount of facts — “[[potential knowns]]”, and the “known unknowns” are simply those of them that are not in your possession right now. But, good news — a [[machine learning]] has almost solved [[chess]] and [[go]], the remainder of the universe isn’t far off, so some [[artifical intelligence]] will be along shortly to derive all extant knowns, at which point the universe will wake up, a “game over” sign will flash up on the screen and it will be time to go home for tea. | ||
A pragmatist]] would say an known unknown is some random and unexpected shit that we can see happening without warning. | |||
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*[[Risk taxonomy]] | *[[Risk taxonomy]] | ||
*{{risk|Rumsfeld’s taxonomy}} | *{{risk|Rumsfeld’s taxonomy}} | ||