DP2
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/7#DP2
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP2
Decision question
Should Engineer A refrain from uploading Client W's confidential site and groundwater data into open-source AI platforms, or is use of such platforms permissible when the engineer exercises professional judgment over the outputs?
Focus
Engineer A uploaded Client W's confidential site data and groundwater monitoring information into open-source AI software, exposing that data to a third-party platform outside the protected professional relationship. The board must determine whether this action violated the engineer's confidentiality obligation to the client and what standard of care applies when using AI tools that process client data.
Option1
Decline to input Client W's confidential site and groundwater data into any open-source AI platform, instead using AI tools only with anonymized or non-confidential data, or using enterprise AI platforms with contractual data protection agreements.
Option2
Seek explicit written authorization from Client W before uploading any confidential project data to AI platforms, disclosing the platform's data handling practices and allowing the client to make an informed decision about acceptable risk.
Option3
Treat AI platforms as equivalent to other cloud-based engineering software routinely used without specific client authorization, relying on the engineer's professional judgment that the efficiency and quality benefits justify use of available tools within normal practice.
Role
Engineer
TTL
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case7:DP2 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP2" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP2" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Should Engineer A refrain from uploading Client W's confidential site and groundwater data into open-source AI platforms, or is use of such platforms permissible when the engineer exercises professional judgment over the outputs?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A uploaded Client W's confidential site data and groundwater monitoring information into open-source AI software, exposing that data to a third-party platform outside the protected professional relationship. The board must determine whether this action violated the engineer's confidentiality obligation to the client and what standard of care applies when using AI tools that process client data." ;
proeth:option1 "Decline to input Client W's confidential site and groundwater data into any open-source AI platform, instead using AI tools only with anonymized or non-confidential data, or using enterprise AI platforms with contractual data protection agreements." ;
proeth:option2 "Seek explicit written authorization from Client W before uploading any confidential project data to AI platforms, disclosing the platform's data handling practices and allowing the client to make an informed decision about acceptable risk." ;
proeth:option3 "Treat AI platforms as equivalent to other cloud-based engineering software routinely used without specific client authorization, relying on the engineer's professional judgment that the efficiency and quality benefits justify use of available tools within normal practice." ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer" ;
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