Evaluations and datasets · Lesson 14 of 18 · 6 min

Review dataset provenance

Dataset provenance records origin, permission, transformations and version. Without it, a technically valid file may still be inappropriate or impossible to reproduce.

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1
Read the case evidence
Read /opt/ai-lab/cases/aiops-evals-datasets-014.json. Separate the recorded facts from your assumptions.
Hint & worked example
Dataset provenance records origin, permission, transformations and version. Without it, a technically valid file may still be inappropriate or impossible to reproduce.
The complete case JSON is read successfully.
```
cat /opt/ai-lab/cases/aiops-evals-datasets-014.json
```
Common mistake to avoid: A valid JSON schema proves you have permission to use the data.
2
Isolate the deciding signal
Select the permission_recorded field from the case JSON. What does it establish—and what does it not establish?
Hint & worked example
Resolve and record permission before approving this dataset for the intended use.
A successful JSON query isolates permission_recorded.
```
jq .permission_recorded /opt/ai-lab/cases/aiops-evals-datasets-014.json
```
Common mistake to avoid: Using a different case or an unrelated signal as the justification.
3
Record your operational decision
Choose the justified code: resolve-data-permission, change-without-evidence, or ignore-the-signal. Save that one code followed by a newline in /home/learner/lab/aiops-evals-datasets-014-decision.txt.
Hint & worked example
Resolve and record permission before approving this dataset for the intended use.
The decision artifact contains the correct code, not just a matching command in history.
```
printf '%s\n' 'resolve-data-permission' > /home/learner/lab/aiops-evals-datasets-014-decision.txt
```
Common mistake to avoid: A valid JSON schema proves you have permission to use the data.

Understand the pattern

Dataset provenance records origin, permission, transformations and version. Without it, a technically valid file may still be inappropriate or impossible to reproduce.

Interpret the evidence

Resolve and record permission before approving this dataset for the intended use.

A tempting mistake

A valid JSON schema proves you have permission to use the data.

All names, measurements, prices, versions, and thresholds in this exercise are fictional training data. The evidence supports this bounded scenario, not a claim about a live provider.

Worked example and expected result

$ cat /opt/ai-lab/cases/aiops-evals-datasets-014.json

{
  "fixture": "Fictional training data; not a live measurement.",
  "source_recorded": true,
  "permission_recorded": false,
  "transform_version": "clean-v3"
}

Exit status: 0. The command completed successfully in the training fixture.

$ jq .permission_recorded /opt/ai-lab/cases/aiops-evals-datasets-014.json

false

Exit status: 0. The command completed successfully in the training fixture.

$ printf '%s\n' 'resolve-data-permission' > /home/learner/lab/aiops-evals-datasets-014-decision.txt

(no output; exit 0)

Exit status: 0. The command completed successfully in the training fixture.

Try a variation

Name the assumption that would have to change for “resolve-data-permission” to stop being the justified action. Do not silently replace missing evidence with a guess.

Explain it

What does the evidence in “Review dataset provenance” justify?Resolve and record permission before approving this dataset for the intended use.A valid JSON schema proves you have permission to use the data.Make the change now and gather the missing evidence afterward.

Apply it elsewhere

A colleague concludes: “A valid JSON schema proves you have permission to use the data.” What should you do?Accept it because the training command completed.Treat this fixture as a live measurement.Reject that conclusion; return to the case evidence and its stated limits.

Keep the momentum.

Complete the lab, then explain and apply the pattern.

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