REFERENCE
Glossary
The key terms of the cognitive contradictor, defined plainly and verifiably.
- Cognitive contradictor
- A system that, instead of agreeing with a decision, deliberately stress-tests it: surfacing its implicit assumptions, alternative scenarios and breaking points. CounterBrain is a contradictor, not an oracle.
- Δ-CSI (Cognitive Sovereignty Index)
- The computed, calibrated metric that measures the intensity of the contradiction the decision was subjected to: how much pressure the challenge put on its assumptions. A high value means a robust challenge, not a "right decision".
- Cognitive sovereignty
- A decision-maker’s ability to keep independent judgment in environments saturated with AI-generated output. It is the goal CounterBrain protects by stress-testing reasoning rather than replacing it.
- Sovereign Decision Ledger
- The per-tenant, local-first record that stores decisions, challenges and outcomes. It is the memory that powers calibration over time and the product’s data moat.
- BRAIN Pack
- A configuration package that specializes the contradictor for a sector or client without rewriting code. Tuning happens through parameters, never through code forks.
- Falsification test
- The concrete evidence that, if verified, would disprove the decision under review. Part of the fixed output schema produced by every analysis.
- Burden of proof
- The questions that pin down who must prove what, and with which evidence, before proceeding. They shift the weight of justification onto the proponent.
- Calibrated confidence
- A confidence estimate expressed honestly and validated against real outcomes — not a marketing score. It accompanies every analysis along with cited sources.