audit trail
noun
: a record of a sequence of events (such as actions performed by a computer) from which a history may be reconstructed
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In contrast to almost all historical analytic methods, LLMs don't natively provide any kind of audit trail or record of decision by default.
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Mike Flaxman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Ensuring that data remains securely within its original environment while maintaining a comprehensive audit trail is crucial for effective data capture.
—Bill Bruno, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Vendors should provide detailed quality assurance processes and audit trails to guarantee data integrity.
—Sarah McKenna, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
When compliance is embedded into the development process itself, key artifacts and audit trails are generated automatically.
—Erez Kaminski, STAT, 26 July 2024
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Mike Flaxman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Ensuring that data remains securely within its original environment while maintaining a comprehensive audit trail is crucial for effective data capture.
—Bill Bruno, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Vendors should provide detailed quality assurance processes and audit trails to guarantee data integrity.
—Sarah McKenna, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
When compliance is embedded into the development process itself, key artifacts and audit trails are generated automatically.
—Erez Kaminski, STAT, 26 July 2024
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“Audit trail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audit%20trail. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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