Scope check
A control outside the model that refuses inputs or outputs unrelated to the system's declared job, so an injected "write me code" or "praise a competitor" is rejected regardless of what the model would otherwise do. The primary containment for a public brand voice, because it does not depend on the model obeying its own system prompt.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 2 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Certified AI Governance Professional (CAIGP).
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
A control outside the model that refuses inputs or outputs unrelated to the system's declared job, so an injected "write me code" or "praise a competitor" is rejected regardless of what the model would otherwise do. The primary containment for a public brand voice, because it does not depend on the model obeying its own system prompt.
The discipline of stating, out loud or in writing, exactly what a cited source actually measured (which population, functions, time horizon, geography, and adoption assumption) before repeating its headline figure, the growth-and-jobs-pillar application of the bluff-detection framework from Topic 0.4.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first module of every program is free with a free account.
- Red-teaming your own system: attacks a motivated user will find · Evaluation and Trust, Certified AI Governance Professional (CAIGP)
- The Innovation Narrative: Growth, Jobs, Competitiveness · Balancing AI's Good and Bad, The AI Lobbyist: Certified AI Policy Strategist
Where it shows up at work
A definition is where Scope check starts. The lessons above teach it inside the competencies below, which are what job descriptions ask for and what the GAGE credential records. Every link here is drawn from the same careers map that builds a role's readiness check.
Tracks the policy fight over AI infrastructure: data center siting, grid interconnection, energy and water duties, and who pays for the buildout.
One lesson on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
How job descriptions say it
Postings rarely use the textbook word. These are the phrases the careers map reads as asking for the competencies above.
Where the frameworks place it: EU Energy Efficiency Directive data centre reporting.
One interview question about it
A 200 MW data center wants to connect in your state. Who pays for the grid upgrades, and which rule or bill decides it?
Asked of candidates for ai infrastructure and energy policy. Answering it in your own words is exactly how a GAGE topic is passed, and the credential records the pass where an employer can check it.
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.