# Latent Network State
**Entity class:** Core Conceptual Layer concept
**Latent Network State** is a relational system whose structure, membership, and behavior can change over time. Latent Network State belongs in the ontology because AI can compute over this structure while analysts retain responsibility for interpretation and authorized action.
## Counterterrorism predictive-graph role
The page records capability and analytic function. Any claim of a named operational deployment remains subject to the [[wiki/Counterterrorism Predictive Graph Evidence Ladder|evidence ladder]]. The analytic state should distinguish ground truth, observed evidence, inferred state, and predicted state.
## Relationships
- **domain router:** [[wiki/Counterterrorism Predictive Graph|Counterterrorism Predictive Graph]].
- **ontology neighbors:** [[wiki/Graph State|Graph State]] and [[wiki/Observable State|Observable State]].
- **synthesis:** [[wiki/Counterterrorism Predictive Graph|Counterterrorism Predictive Graph]] and [[wiki/Predictive Intelligence Loop|Predictive Intelligence Loop]].
## Sources
- [IARPA — AGILE technical overview (accessed September 23, 2026)](https://www.iarpa.gov/images/research-programs/AGILE/AGILE_ModSim_-_Final.pdf)
- [IARPA — Making Data Analysis More AGILE (accessed September 23, 2026)](https://www.iarpa.gov/newsroom/article/making-data-analysis-more-agile)
**As of:** 2026-09-23