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AIEL Evidence States

AI Experiment Log (AIEL) distinguishes between information that was directly observed, independently confirmed, inferred from evidence, proposed as a hypothesis, or shown not to hold under the tested conditions.

This page defines the shared Evidence States used across AIEL Experiment Logs. Individual Experiment pages link here instead of repeating the same definitions.

OBSERVED

A matter directly observed through an experiment, measurement, log, or operation result.

VERIFIED

A matter confirmed with additional evidence beyond the observation itself, such as a manufacturer response, specification, or independent verification.

INFERRED

An interpretation judged to be the most consistent with the observations and known facts. It is distinct from a directly confirmed fact.

HYPOTHESIS

A plausible explanation proposed before verification and treated as something to test during the investigation.

DISPROVEN

An explanation that investigation or testing did not support, at least under the conditions that were examined.

Unresolved questions

Points that have not yet been confirmed are written as ordinary unresolved questions rather than introducing additional Evidence States such as UNKNOWN or UNVERIFIED.

Evidence States do not replace explanatory prose. An Experiment Log should first explain what was observed, what was confirmed, and what can only be inferred, then use the Evidence State as supporting classification.