COG: A Basic Definition

Working definition

Collaborative Orchestration Governance describes a governance layer for human-AI collaboration in complex engineering work. It emphasizes planning, evidence, evaluation, context control, orchestration, and reproducibility.

Why this matters

As AI systems become more capable, engineering teams need workflows that can be reviewed, repeated, and improved. COG treats the work loop itself as an object of design rather than assuming isolated model capability is enough.

Future record

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