Wording matters

Wording matters, especially when you are using AI.

As usually, I’ll give you an example from my film production.

The business terms program, project and event are rather easy to describe, aren’t they?

No it’s not that easy.

In the Apple universe, FCP, (video editing program), uses these to terms for something completely different.

When you create a project in FCP, you create a timeline for editing, not a like project on your finance system or in your ERP.

An event in FCP is a logical folder where you store media assets and project. Project in FCP terminology, not film production projects.

Event in IT is not equal to event in film production, and not with an event in FCP.

An FCP project is called sequence in Avid and timeline in Resolve. Don’t mention the word timeline for a project manager as he thinks of something else.

The term program is also ambiguous. A transformation program with different projects, a software program or a program on TV.

Is it confusing for you? Then think of an AI agent trying to find out the context.

Try develop software without a coherent terminology, within budget, time and with quality.

This is why I recommend to use Information objects a semantic Rosetta stone.

TM Forum’s information model have defined entities for Project and Event. My approach would be to use these two words as information objects.

The project term from finance relates to the information object project. Project in FCP relates to another information object, not yet defined.

With your own Rosetta stone, it’s easier for both humans and AI to understand.