C.2.1:9.8 - Trained or probe-derived representation and tool-using inference

A distributed activation pattern observed during inference is a system-side phenomenon. A trained probe or decoded rendering can represent it for a declared use under C.29 and A.6.3.RT. To identify a probe report as an episteme, recover what it claims about that exact phenomenon and the interpretation scheme that gives those claims meaning. Decodability or a readable label alone leaves that identity question unanswered. Use E.10.LRN when learned representation still leaves the subject or result unclear.

For a claim about particular inference or tool-call Work, open :4.0’s Work branch. If a trace participates at an exact A.6.1 result position, state that binding. When the trace carries claims about the call, identify its episteme through those claims, that Work as subject, and the effective scheme. A question about when the trace first existed separately opens :4.9.

An answer may carry a proposed solution, while an evaluation report states whether it passes a named test. To rely on the solution, inspect the support relevant to its claim; to assert empirical grounding, test :4.3’s exact covered-claim mappings. A successful call or score does not supply those mappings.

When a changed tool regime changes inference behavior, locate the changed method, Work or representation and the evidence used to assess it. Update the grounding occurrence if its coverage predicate changes. Reidentify an episteme only when claim content, EntityOfConcern or effective reference scheme changes.