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Sep 5, 2026 · Backend Development

Why Dynamic Ontologies Need Four Separate Governance Paths, Not One Auto-Update Button

The article argues that dynamic ontologies must route four distinct change types — terminology mapping, model evolution, runtime state, and agent negotiation — through separate governance paths with dedicated verification, release, and failure handling, rather than funneling all changes through a single auto-update mechanism, to preserve stable baselines, action contracts, and audit trails.