Equation 26 · Part 1 · Reliable AI Agents Are Control Systems, Not Chatbots
Symbol U
What this part means
residual uncertainty at commitment.
Its job in the formula
U is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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Where the article explains it
where R is task reward, C is computational and human-review cost, L is realized loss from harmful actions, and U is residual uncertainty at commitment.
The passage around this formula
where R is task reward, C is computational and human-review cost, L is realized loss from harmful actions, and U is residual uncertainty at commitment. The coefficients are governance choices, not model parameters. Hospitals, game studios, semiconductor fabs, and personal coding projects should not assign them equally.
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