DP12
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/7#DP12
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP12
Decision question
Should Engineer A fully disclose AI tool usage to the client and apply heightened verification to AI-generated report and design outputs, or treat AI as an internal drafting tool requiring only standard review and no separate disclosure?
Focus
Engineer A used AI tools to generate both a technical report and design documents without disclosing AI involvement to the client or mentor, and without adequately verifying AI-generated outputs. The question is whether Engineer A had an obligation to disclose AI tool usage and verify outputs to a higher standard given the circumstances.
Option1
Proactively inform the client that AI tools were used in producing the report and design documents, identify AI-generated sections, and apply a more rigorous verification standard to AI outputs than would be applied to conventionally produced work.
Option2
Use AI tools as internal productivity aids equivalent to CAD or spreadsheet software, applying standard QA review without separate client disclosure, on the basis that the engineer remains professionally responsible for the final sealed product.
Option3
Note AI tool usage in project documentation and methodology sections of the report without a separate client notification, following existing firm software disclosure policy and relying on the client to inquire further if desired.
Role
Engineer A
TTL
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case7:DP12 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP12" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP12" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Should Engineer A fully disclose AI tool usage to the client and apply heightened verification to AI-generated report and design outputs, or treat AI as an internal drafting tool requiring only standard review and no separate disclosure?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A used AI tools to generate both a technical report and design documents without disclosing AI involvement to the client or mentor, and without adequately verifying AI-generated outputs. The question is whether Engineer A had an obligation to disclose AI tool usage and verify outputs to a higher standard given the circumstances." ;
proeth:option1 "Proactively inform the client that AI tools were used in producing the report and design documents, identify AI-generated sections, and apply a more rigorous verification standard to AI outputs than would be applied to conventionally produced work." ;
proeth:option2 "Use AI tools as internal productivity aids equivalent to CAD or spreadsheet software, applying standard QA review without separate client disclosure, on the basis that the engineer remains professionally responsible for the final sealed product." ;
proeth:option3 "Note AI tool usage in project documentation and methodology sections of the report without a separate client notification, following existing firm software disclosure policy and relying on the client to inquire further if desired." ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer A" ;
prov:wasAttributedTo "claude-sonnet-4-6" ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 7 Extraction" .
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Attributed to
claude-sonnet-4-6
Generated by
ProEthica Case 7 Extraction