Concept · dictionary entry

Assurance Boundary

The line separating what evidence supports from what remains a capability claim.

Definition

The line separating what current evidence supports from what remains a capability claim awaiting evidence. On one side lies material a reviewer can verify from the record; on the other lies material that the entity may believe but cannot yet demonstrate.

Formal reference

Evidence-Governed Intelligence: Applying Geometry Intelligence to Institutional AI Assurance — §2

Related concepts

• capability claim
• evidence structure
• reviewer view

Demonstrations

• Chamber scenario scenario-2
• Chamber scenario scenario-4

Limitations

• The boundary is drawn by the entity making the claim; it is inspectable, not certified
• Assurance is not truth; assurance is what evidence supports as of the recorded date