Concept · dictionary entry

Evidence Structure

The typed record of what admits a claim, addressable across transformations.

Definition

The typed record of what admits a claim into the system: source, method of admission, admitting authority, admission date and any conditions. Evidence structure is what makes provenance continuity enforceable.

Formal reference

Evidence-Governed Intelligence: Applying Geometry Intelligence to Institutional AI Assurance — §4

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Demonstrations

Limitations

  • Evidence structure does not evaluate the evidence itself
  • Well-structured evidence for a false claim is still evidence for a false claim