DP3
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/7#DP3
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP3
Decision question
Must Engineer A verify, independently direct, and properly attribute all AI-generated technical content in sealed reports and design documents, or is applying standard QA review to AI outputs sufficient to satisfy responsible charge obligations?
Focus
Engineer A submitted a report and design documents that omitted citations to AI-generated technical content and misrepresented the authorship of the work product. Multiple obligations related to technical citation, authorship representation, responsible charge, and design verification are marked unmet. The board must determine what standard of verification and attribution applies when AI tools generate substantive technical content that an engineer then seals.
Option1
Independently verify all AI-generated technical content against engineering first principles or established references, document the verification process, include proper citations to AI tools and source data, and seal only content that the engineer can personally defend as technically sound.
Option2
Apply the same quality assurance review procedures used for work produced by junior engineers or conventional software to AI-generated content, treating the engineer's professional judgment in reviewing outputs as sufficient to establish responsible charge without requiring independent re-derivation of every result.
Option3
Apply heightened independent review to AI-generated content in safety-critical design elements while applying standard QA protocols to non-safety-critical sections, and defer sealing until a senior engineer with AI competency reviews the safety-critical outputs.
Role
Engineer
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP3" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP3" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "Must Engineer A verify, independently direct, and properly attribute all AI-generated technical content in sealed reports and design documents, or is applying standard QA review to AI outputs sufficient to satisfy responsible charge obligations?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A submitted a report and design documents that omitted citations to AI-generated technical content and misrepresented the authorship of the work product. Multiple obligations related to technical citation, authorship representation, responsible charge, and design verification are marked unmet. The board must determine what standard of verification and attribution applies when AI tools generate substantive technical content that an engineer then seals." ;
proeth:option1 "Independently verify all AI-generated technical content against engineering first principles or established references, document the verification process, include proper citations to AI tools and source data, and seal only content that the engineer can personally defend as technically sound." ;
proeth:option2 "Apply the same quality assurance review procedures used for work produced by junior engineers or conventional software to AI-generated content, treating the engineer's professional judgment in reviewing outputs as sufficient to establish responsible charge without requiring independent re-derivation of every result." ;
proeth:option3 "Apply heightened independent review to AI-generated content in safety-critical design elements while applying standard QA protocols to non-safety-critical sections, and defer sealing until a senior engineer with AI competency reviews the safety-critical outputs." ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer" ;
prov:wasAttributedTo "claude-sonnet-4-6" ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 7 Extraction" .
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claude-sonnet-4-6
Generated by
ProEthica Case 7 Extraction