Model as sense-making device vs. model as prediction device

	Model as sense-making device	Model as prediction device
Characteristics	Compresses information to explain some aspect of reality; reductive, but also selective about what information to keep or discard (related: Renormalization).	An “oracle” with a notion of accuracy; profligate (recklessly extravagant) with informational inputs.
Examples	Scientific and mathematical modeling	§ Machine learning

#wip Problem of indiscriminate confirmation, All models are wrong, but some are useful