# Abstain or Disclose Uncertainty

> A technique for having a model decline or state its uncertainty when the evidence does not support an answer.

Record: `lexicon:abstain-or-disclose-uncertainty`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-abstain-or-disclose-uncertainty

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Claim Validation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/claim-validation.md) and before [Governance Log](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/governance-log.md).

## Category

- [Model Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/model-architecture.md)

## Refactors

- [Ungrounded Content](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/ungrounded-content.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)