Reference
Glossary
Key terms used across Manuscript.no — what they mean, and why they matter for compliance-first publishing.
- Provenance Chain
- An immutable, chronological record of every edit, contribution, and AI interaction that occurred during the creation of a manuscript. The provenance chain provides a tamper-proof audit trail that publishers can use to verify authorship claims and demonstrate regulatory compliance.
- Boundary Tracker
- Manuscript.no's enforcement layer that defines what AI is and isn't allowed to do within a writing workspace. Boundaries can be set at the organisation, project, or document level — for example, allowing AI to analyse pacing but prohibiting it from generating prose. Every boundary event is logged in the provenance chain.
- C2PA Metadata
- Content Credentials metadata following the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) open standard. Manuscript.no embeds C2PA-compatible provenance data directly into exported files, enabling downstream verification of how content was created and whether AI was involved.
- EU AI Act Article 50
- The transparency obligation within the European Union's AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) that requires deployers of AI systems to disclose when content has been artificially generated or substantially modified. For publishers, this means proving human authorship and documenting any AI involvement in the editorial process. Enforcement begins August 2026.