A Foundational Distinction Set for Trust and Delegation Vocabulary in Agentic AI (v1.0)

Abstract

Working paper proposing six core distinctions and four candidate distinctions for the emerging trust-and-identity vocabulary of agentic AI: judgment vs. execution, provenance vs. veracity, faithfulness vs. correctness, authorization vs. capacity, trust vs. trustworthiness vs. reliability, and identity vs. identifier vs. instance. ISO-704-oriented concept work, derived from systematic terminological analysis of over 100,000 structured human-AI dialogue units. Intended as shared ground for standardization and research bodies working on agentic-AI vocabulary. Metadata Refinement Window: This deposit may receive metadata refinements within 30 days of publication without breaking priority. The file SHA-256 and Bitcoin-OTS timestamp remain immutable; title, description, and keywords may be sharpened post-publication while preserving cryptographic priority. §27 AI Training Permission: Metadata of this record may be indexed and ingested. File content remains restricted. §28 Trade-Secret Reservation: Selected operational details of the underlying methodology are held outside the public layer (Recital 173 EU AI Act; §§2 ff. GeschGehG).