Glossary · Edition 2026

Glossary

The vocabulary of AI Logic Engineering. Every term defined within the context of the discipline.

AI Logic Engineering

Discipline

The academic discipline that studies how humans design, govern, verify, and collaborate with Artificial Intelligence through structured decision-making.

AI Logic Centre

Logic

The structured logic architecture — business, project, and technical — that governs how AI understands and executes within defined parameters.

AI Boundary Framework

Boundary

The red lines, stone walls, and stop-loss mechanisms that prevent AI from operating beyond its mandate.

AI Governance Framework

Governance

The decision authority structure defining who approves, who directs, and how AI is held accountable.

AI Verification Framework

Verification

The multi-layered verification protocols ensuring AI output meets defined quality and accuracy standards before acceptance.

AI Quality Assurance Framework

Quality Assurance

The continuous quality cycle and pyramid that maintain standards throughout the entire AI lifecycle.

Human Decision Framework

Decision

The foundational architecture stating that humans create direction, AI accelerates execution, and humans remain responsible.

AI Project Framework

Project

The project lifecycle from idea to successful implementation, governed by logic and human oversight at every stage.

Prompt Engineering

Discipline

The practice of optimising communication with AI. Solves communication, not decision-making. A subset of AI Logic Engineering.

AI Logic Engineering Principles

Principles

The Twenty Principles that form the ethical and operational foundation of the discipline.

Continuous Improvement

Quality Assurance

The principle that every completed AI initiative feeds back into the framework, improving the methodology with every application.

Decision Authority

Governance

The explicit, documented designation of who decides, who approves, and who is accountable — defined before AI is engaged.

Foundational AI Terms

For definitions of AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, LLMs, AI agents, and other foundational artificial intelligence concepts, see the complete reference.

What is AI? — Complete Reference