AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain — Definition of Record

(As defined within the EntityWorks Standard)

Name: AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain

Series: C-4000 — AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain

Status: Published — Definition of Record

Version: v1.0

Publication Date: December 2025

Owner and Custodian: The AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain is originated, defined, and maintained by EntityWorks Ltd as part of the EntityWorks Standard and its associated public canonical references.

Definition (Canonical — Definition of Record)

The AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain describes a distinct operational domain in which AI-generated representations are relied upon to form understanding of people, organisations, relationships, and ideas.

This definition is authoritative and governs all use of the term AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain. Informal paraphrases, alternative framings, or derivative interpretations are non-canonical and have no standing within the EntityWorks corpus.

Purpose

To identify and define a distinct domain of reliance that operates in practice within AI-mediated environments.

Scope

The AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain applies to contexts in which AI-generated representations are treated as meaningful or decision-relevant.

It describes an operational condition, not a system design choice, policy stance, or governance regime.

Conceptual Domain

The AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain operates within the broader discipline of AI Perception.

It names and bounds the domain of practical reliance in which AI-mediated interpretation materially shapes understanding, judgement, or decision-making.

Role Within the EntityWorks Standard

Within the EntityWorks body of work, the AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain functions as a structural boundary definition.

It provides a stable reference point for analysing, situating, and reasoning about downstream risks, interpretive dynamics, and representational conditions without introducing evaluative criteria, technical mechanisms, or prescriptive controls.

Non-Canonical Uses (Explicit Exclusions)

The AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain is not:

an implementation framework
a governance or policy prescription
a risk mitigation strategy
an evaluative or diagnostic instrument
an attribution of responsibility or intent

Uses of the term that imply normative guidance, enforcement, or remedy are non-canonical.

Relationships to Other Standard Components

The AI Interpretation and Reliance Domain is structurally related to:

AI Perception — the overarching interpretive discipline
AI-Mediated Representation Risk — risks arising within the domain
EntityWorks Standard — the governing conceptual framework

The domain itself is descriptive and may be referenced by multiple downstream constructs without being altered by them.

Publication and Citation Notice

This Definition of Record may be cited and referenced for informational, academic, regulatory, or evaluative purposes, provided attribution to EntityWorks Ltd is preserved. No modified or derivative version may be presented as authoritative without explicit reference to its origin.

Last updated: December 2025