Traditional QA collapses when cognition enters the loop. Agentic systems fail differently—through plausible but ungrounded reasoning, silent drifts, and judgment errors. This module establishes why AQA exists: to close the trust gap by verifying not just what agents produce, but how and why they decide.

You'll learn the five dimensions of AQA and the maturity ladder from L1 (semantic replay) to L5 (self-testing autonomy). Through real case studies, you'll quantify the business impact of unverified cognition and assess your organization's starting point. This foundation turns quality from a retrospective check into a forward-looking control system.