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Uncertainty in Physics and AI: Taxonomy, Quantification, and Validation

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Manuel Hau{\ss}mann, Ramon Winterhalder, Maria Ubiali

arXiv:2605.10378v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Reliable uncertainty quantification is essential for the use of machine learning in physics, where scientific discoveries depend on validated probabilistic statements. We provide a structured overview of uncertainty quantification in ML for physics, introducing a unified taxonomy of uncertainty and clarifying the interpretation of predictive and inference uncertainties across frequentist and Bayesian frameworks. We discuss principled validation tools, including coverage, calibration, bias tests, and proper scoring rules, and illustrate them with simple regression and classification examples.