Seam
The connection between two artifacts (conformity file to eval, classification to budget) where end-to-end failures live. A seam the author cannot name or locate is a finding waiting for the board; convergence of two seats on one seam confirms it is material.
Defined in 3 GAGE programs, which carry 3 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in AI Governance: Applied Mastery.
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.
The connection between two artifacts (conformity file to eval, classification to budget) where end-to-end failures live. A seam the author cannot name or locate is a finding waiting for the board; convergence of two seats on one seam confirms it is material.
The specific point in a metric's lineage history, identified through a version log, commit history, or revision record, where an unexplained or undocumented change occurred, marking the likely date drift began.
The explicit, fast handoff point where AI work passes to a human; the place misroutes hide, which is why a trustworthy tree names it and makes it quick.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- AI-Suitable vs. Human-Essential Decision Trees · Critical Thinking and Context Engineering, AI Literacy & Professional Conduct
- Silent drift: the metric that changed meaning without changing name · Quality as Physics, AI Data Governance: The Data Chair
- The board inspection: the seven-seat AI board audits your organization end to end · The Capstone: The Board Audit and Viva, AI Governance: Applied Mastery
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.