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The signed, structured record a control writes each time it decides: which control, about which system version, what it decided, against which metric, threshold and obligation, on which input, when and by whom. One shape for every control lets an audit run as a query over one store 1.

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ch. 05, Pattern: Continuous Assurance Telemetry
Templates and schemas
Chapters
ch. 05, Patterns
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

12 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Evidence record: mentions per chapter29 mentions of the term across 12 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter04 The Stack: 1 mention04 The Stack105 Patterns: 2 mentions05 Patterns208 Regulatory Map: 1 mention08 Regulatory Map111 AI Defined: 2 mentions11 AI Defined213 Risk Management: 4 mentions13 Risk Management414 Development: 3 mentions14 Development315 Deployment: 1 mention15 Deployment116 Fairness & XAI: 1 mention16 Fairness & XAI117 Incidents: 2 mentions17 Incidents219 Privacy & AI: 4 mentions19 Privacy & AI420 Existing Law: 1 mention20 Existing Law122 Principles & Standards: 7 mentions22 Principles & Standards7No mentions in the other 11 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Evidence record: mentions per chapter29 mentions of the term across 12 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter0001020304 The Stack: 1 mention10405 Patterns: 2 mentions205060708 Regulatory Map: 1 mention1081011 AI Defined: 2 mentions2111213 Risk Management: 4 mentions41314 Development: 3 mentions31415 Deployment: 1 mention11516 Fairness & XAI: 1 mention11617 Incidents: 2 mentions2171819 Privacy & AI: 4 mentions41920 Existing Law: 1 mention1202122 Principles & Standards: 7 mentions72223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Evidence record per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack1No
05 Patterns2Yes
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map1No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined2No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management4No
14 Development3No
15 Deployment1No
16 Fairness & XAI1No
17 Incidents2No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI4No
20 Existing Law1No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards7No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

7 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

Evidence record: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern02 Inventory03 Evals04 Runtime Controls05 AssuranceEvidence recordRelated terms (3)Continuous assurance · RelatedContinuous assuranceJSON Schema · RelatedJSON SchemaRisk register · RelatedRisk registerPatterns using it most (6)Adversarial Red-Team Suite, 2 mentions · Uses the termAdversarial Red-Team SuiteContinuous Assurance Telemetry, 2 mentions · Uses the termContinuous Assurance TelemetryDrift & Fairness Monitor, 3 mentions · Uses the termDrift & Fairness MonitorIncident Pipeline, 1 mention · Uses the termIncident PipelineModel Artefact Integrity, 5 mentions · Uses the termModel Artefact IntegritySanctioned AI Gateway, 4 mentions · Uses the termSanctioned AI Gateway
Evidence record: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern02 Inventory03 Evals04 Runtime Controls05 AssuranceRelated terms (3)Continuous assurance · RelatedContinuous assuranceJSON Schema · RelatedJSON SchemaRisk register · RelatedRisk registerPatterns using it most (6)Adversarial Red-Team Suite, 2 mentions · Uses the termAdversarial Red-Team SuiteContinuous Assurance Telemetry, 2 mentions · Uses the termContinuous Assurance TelemetryDrift & Fairness Monitor, 3 mentions · Uses the termDrift & Fairness MonitorIncident Pipeline, 1 mention · Uses the termIncident PipelineModel Artefact Integrity, 5 mentions · Uses the termModel Artefact IntegritySanctioned AI Gateway, 4 mentions · Uses the termSanctioned AI GatewayEvidence record
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of Evidence record
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsContinuous assuranceRelated
Related termsJSON SchemaRelated
Related termsRisk registerRelated
Patterns using it mostAdversarial Red-Team Suite, 2 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using it mostContinuous Assurance Telemetry, 2 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using it mostDrift & Fairness Monitor, 3 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using it mostIncident Pipeline, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using it mostModel Artefact Integrity, 5 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using it mostSanctioned AI Gateway, 4 mentionsUses the term
  • Continuous assurance

    Assurance produced continuously from telemetry rather than at a point in time; the control's status is a live query, not an annual sign-off.

  • JSON Schema

    A vocabulary for describing the structure of JSON documents so a validator can check them: which fields exist, which are required, their types and allowed…

  • Risk register

    The evidence record of the risk loop: one versioned file per risk, keyed to a registry id, with ratings, treatment, controls that resolve to evidence, owner…

Sources

  1. [1] Evidence-record schema v1 (evidence-record.v1.json) (AI Governance Engineer templates and schemas library). aigovernanceengineer.com. 2026-09-24. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/schemas/evidence-record.v1.json (verified: primary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Evidence record. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/evidence-record. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026evidencerecord,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Evidence record}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/evidence-record}
}