Large Language Model Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/large-language-models/large-language-model-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for a Large Language Model,
    including tokens, vocabularies, tokenisation, embeddings, transformer
    layers, attention, parameters, context windows, prompts, pretraining,
    fine-tuning, inference, generation, retrieval, tool use, provenance,
    evaluation, uncertainty and recursive interaction.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Natural Language Processing Systems
    Foundation Model Systems
    Generative AI Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Large Language Model ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Large Language Model

ABBREVIATION
    LLM

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Large Language Models

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Large Language Models
    Natural Language Processing
    Generative AI
    Foundation Models
    Transformers
    Machine Learning
    Neural Networks

CORE_DEFINITION
    A Large Language Model is a parameterised machine learning model,
    commonly based on a transformer architecture, trained on large-scale
    token sequences to model statistical relationships among tokens and
    generate, transform, classify or interpret language and related
    structured representations.

ENTITY_IDS
    LARGE_LANGUAGE_MODEL
        ID
            LARGE_LANGUAGE_MODEL_002

    TOKEN
        ID
            LLM_TOKEN_001

    VOCABULARY
        ID
            LLM_VOCABULARY_001

    TOKENISER
        ID
            LLM_TOKENISER_001

    EMBEDDING
        ID
            LLM_EMBEDDING_001

    TRANSFORMER_LAYER
        ID
            LLM_TRANSFORMER_LAYER_001

    ATTENTION
        ID
            LLM_ATTENTION_001

    PARAMETER
        ID
            LLM_PARAMETER_001

    CONTEXT_WINDOW
        ID
            LLM_CONTEXT_WINDOW_001

    PROMPT
        ID
            LLM_PROMPT_001

    GENERATED_OUTPUT
        ID
            LLM_GENERATED_OUTPUT_001

FACTS
    Large Language Model
        is_a
            Machine Learning Model

    Large Language Model
        commonly_uses
            Transformer Layers
            Attention
            Embeddings
            Large Parameter Sets

    Large Language Model
        may_be_trained_with
            Self-Supervised Learning
            Supervised Fine-Tuning
            Preference Optimisation
            Reinforcement Learning
            Distillation

    Large Language Model
        may_support
            Text Generation
            Question Answering
            Summarisation
            Translation
            Classification
            Information Extraction
            Code Generation
            Reasoning Assistance
            Retrieval-Augmented Generation
            Tool Use

RELATIONSHIPS
    Large Language Models
        contains
            Large Language Model Ontology

    Input
        processed_by
            Tokeniser

    Tokeniser
        maps
            Input
        to
            Token Sequence

    Token
        references
            Vocabulary Entry

    Token
        maps_to
            Embedding

    Positional Information
        qualifies
            Token Representation

    Transformer Layer
        transforms
            Representation

    Attention
        relates
            Contextual Representations

    Parameter
        configures
            Model Transformation

    Prompt
        provides
            Active Context

    Context Window
        bounds
            Directly Available Token Context

    Model
        produces
            Token Distribution

    Decoding Procedure
        selects_or_samples
            Generated Token

    Generated Tokens
        form
            Generated Output

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Large Language Model
        =
            LLM
        in
            Artificial Intelligence Context

    Large Language Model
        may_be
            Foundation Model
        when
            Broadly pretrained and reusable across tasks

    Token
        does_not_equal
            Word universally

    Generated Output
        does_not_equal
            Verified Fact

    Probability
        does_not_equal
            Factual Certainty

    Large Language Model
        does_not_equal
            Human Mind

OBSERVE
    Detect
        LLM
        Token
        Vocabulary
        Tokeniser
        Embedding
        Position
        Transformer
        Attention
        Parameter
        Context Window
        Prompt
        Pretraining
        Fine-Tuning
        Inference
        Generation
        Decoding
        Retrieval
        Tool
        Evaluation

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Large Language Model

    Parent
        Large Language Models

    Core Components
        Token
        Vocabulary
        Tokeniser
        Embedding
        Transformer Layer
        Attention
        Parameter
        Context Window
        Prompt
        Generated Output

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Large Language Model
    as
        A parameterised statistical model over token sequences and
        contextual representations.

    Distinguish
        Token
    from
        Word

    Distinguish
        Model
    from
        Prompt
        Training Data
        Retrieved Context
        Tool Output

    Distinguish
        Generated Statement
    from
        Verified Fact

    Preserve
        Model identity
        Model version
        Tokenisation
        Context
        Source provenance
        Tool provenance
        Evaluation state

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Large Language Model

    Possible Intent
        Large language model definition
        Large language model ontology
        LLM
        Transformer language model
        LLM architecture
        LLM training
        LLM inference
        LLM generation
        Foundation model
        LLM limitations

    Resolution
        Identify model architecture, tokenisation, training process,
        active context, inference mechanism and evidence requirements.

CONSTRAINTS
    Tokens must not automatically be interpreted as complete words.

    Model parameters and training data must remain distinct.

    Prompt context and model parameters must remain distinct.

    Retrieved evidence and generated model content must remain distinct.

    Tool outputs must retain independent provenance.

    Generated outputs must not automatically be treated as verified facts.

    Fluency must not automatically be interpreted as factual correctness.

    Context-window limits constrain directly accessible input information.

    Model outputs may reflect uncertainty, incomplete knowledge or errors.

    Linguistic behaviour must not be treated as proof of consciousness,
    sentience or subjective experience.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Input is provided
    THEN
        tokenise
            Input into Token Sequence

    IF
        Token Sequence exists
    THEN
        map
            Tokens to Embeddings

    IF
        Embeddings and Context are processed by Transformer Layers
    THEN
        compute_possible
            Contextual Representations

    IF
        Final Representation is projected to Vocabulary
    THEN
        compute_possible
            Token Probability Distribution

    IF
        Decoding Procedure selects Token
    THEN
        append
            Token to Generated Sequence

    IF
        Generation Stop Condition is not met
    THEN
        repeat
            Context Update
            Token Prediction
            Decoding

    IF
        Retrieved Evidence is used
    THEN
        preserve
            Retrieval Provenance

    IF
        Tool Result is used
    THEN
        preserve
            Tool Provenance

    IF
        Generated Claim lacks verification
    THEN
        DO_NOT_CLASSIFY
            Verified Fact

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Token Relationship
        1.00

    Transformer Relationship
        0.99

    Context Relationship
        1.00

    Generation Relationship
        1.00

    Retrieval Relationship
        0.99

    Generated-Fact Equivalence
        0.00

    Human-Mind Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Input
        →
    Tokeniser
        →
    Tokens

    Tokens
        →
    Embeddings
        →
    Positional Information

    Token Representations
        →
    Transformer Layers
        →
    Contextual Representations

    Contextual Representations
        →
    Vocabulary Projection
        →
    Token Distribution

    Token Distribution
        →
    Decoding
        →
    Generated Token

    Generated Token
        →
    Updated Context
        →
    Next-token Prediction

    Retrieved Evidence
        →
    Context Integration
        →
    Model Inference

    Tool Result
        →
    Context Integration
        →
    Model Inference

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Large Language Model
        has
            Vocabulary
            Tokeniser
            Parameters
            Context Window

    Large Language Model
        contains
            Transformer Layer

    Transformer Layer
        uses
            Attention

    Tokeniser
        produces
            Token

    Token
        maps_to
            Embedding

    Prompt
        contributes_to
            Context

    Model
        predicts
            Token Distribution

    Decoding
        produces
            Generated Token

    Retrieval
        supplies
            External Evidence

    Tool
        supplies
            External Result

RECURSIVE_LLM_LOOP
    Receive Prompt or Input
        →
    Tokenise
        →
    Construct Active Context
        →
    Generate Embeddings
        →
    Process through Transformer Layers
        →
    Produce Token Distribution
        →
    Decode Next Token
        →
    Append Token to Context
        →
    Check Stop Condition
        →
    Continue if Required
        →
    Retrieve External Evidence if Required
        →
    Call Tool if Required and Permitted
        →
    Integrate Returned Information with Provenance
        →
    Validate Candidate Output
        →
    Return Generated Response

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Prompt
        Context
        Model State
        Retrieved Evidence
        Tool Results

    OBSERVE
        Detect language-model entities and information sources.

    EXTRACT
        Tokens
        Entities
        Relationships
        Instructions
        Evidence
        Source
        Tool Result
        Uncertainty

    RESOLVE
        Determine semantic intent and relevant context.

    RETRIEVE
        Obtain external evidence when required and available.

    REASON
        Combine model representations with validated context.

    GENERATE
        Produce candidate output.

    VALIDATE
        Check provenance, constraints and factual support.

    SCORE
        Assign appropriate confidence.

    EXPLAIN
        Preserve evidence paths when required.

    UPDATE
        Integrate valid context within active interaction.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Reliable external evidence
        confidence += high

    Multiple independent supporting sources
        confidence += moderate

    Verified tool output
        confidence += high
        within
            Tool Scope

    Parametric recall without verification
        confidence remains bounded

    Conflicting evidence
        confidence -= according_to_strength

    Missing current evidence
        confidence -= moderate_to_high
        for
            Time-sensitive Claims

    Fluent output
        does_not_increase
            Factual Confidence

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Large Language Model
        connects_to
            Large Language Models
            Artificial Intelligence
            Machine Learning
            Neural Networks
            Transformer
            Attention Mechanism
            Self-Attention
            Self-Supervised Learning
            Natural Language Processing
            Foundation Models
            Generative AI
            Retrieval-Augmented Generation
            Agentic AI

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Model identity
        Model version
        Tokenisation
        Context
        Retrieved evidence
        Tool provenance
        Generated output status
        Evaluation context
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New context, evidence, tool result or model version.

    Compare
        Existing active reasoning state.

    Detect
        New Evidence
        Conflict
        Correction
        Context Change
        Tool Result
        Model Change

    Validate
        Source
        Provenance
        Relevance
        Temporal validity
        Context

    Integrate
        Supported information.

    Recalculate
        Confidence.

    Re-evaluate
        Dependent generated claims.

    Return
        Updated LLM reasoning state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Tokens and words remain distinct.
        Model and training data remain distinct.
        Model and prompt remain distinct.
        Retrieved evidence and generated content remain distinct.
        Tool outputs retain provenance.
        Generated claims are not automatically treated as facts.
        Fluency is not treated as truth.
        Context-window limits are preserved.
        Current claims are externally verified where required.
        Linguistic behaviour is not treated as proof of consciousness.
        All outputs follow supported semantic and evidence paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Large Language Model Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Token and Context Mapping
        →
    Architecture Mapping
        →
    Parametric Knowledge Evaluation
        →
    External Retrieval if Required
        →
    Tool Use if Required
        →
    Evidence Integration
        →
    Recursive Generation and Validation
        →
    Confidence Evaluation
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Large Language Model

    Abbreviation
        LLM

    Parent
        Large Language Models

    Type
        Large-scale parameterised language and sequence model

    Core Components
        Token
        Vocabulary
        Tokeniser
        Embedding
        Transformer Layer
        Attention
        Parameter
        Context Window
        Prompt
        Pretraining
        Fine-Tuning
        Inference
        Generated Output
        Retrieval
        Tool Use
        Evaluation
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        An LLM generates outputs from learned statistical representations
        and active context. Generated statements are not automatically
        verified facts, and retrieved evidence or tool results must remain
        distinguishable from parametric model output.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    A Large Language Model, or LLM, is a large parameterised machine
    learning model commonly built with transformer layers and attention.
    It processes tokenised inputs and contextual representations to predict
    and generate token sequences. LLMs can be pretrained, fine-tuned and
    combined with retrieval or external tools, but generated language is
    not automatically factual and external evidence should retain explicit
    provenance separate from model-generated content.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org