Engineer A Client Data AI Upload
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/7#Engineer_A_Client_Data_AI_Upload_Principle
Definition
Engineer A uploaded Client W's proprietary project information into a public-domain open-source AI interface without obtaining prior consent from Client W, constructively placing confidential client data in the public domain.
Properties
Instance of
ClientDataConfidentialityPrinciple
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ClientDataConfidentialityPrinciple
Applied to
Client W proprietary site and contaminant data
Balancing with
AI Verification Competence Principle
Professional Competence
Concrete expression
Engineer A uploaded Client W's proprietary project information into a public-domain open-source AI interface without obtaining prior consent from Client W, constructively placing confidential client data in the public domain.
Confidence
0.91
Interpretation
The confidentiality obligation under NSPE Code section II.1.c extends to incidental or constructive disclosure arising from tool selection. Uploading client data to a public AI interface is functionally equivalent to disclosure, regardless of intent.
Tension resolution
The BER found no justification for the disclosure: Engineer A should have either obtained client consent or used a tool that did not expose client data to public access.
Match Confidence
0.78
Match Reasoning
Via class 'Client Data Confidentiality Principle': The existing Confidentiality Principle covers the general obligation to protect client information. This instance adds a domain-specific qualifier about constructive disclosure through AI tool use, which is a meaningful variant warranting a more specific class rather than a direct match. The existing Confidentiality Principle does not address the incidental-disclosure-via-tool-selection scenario, so a variant class is appropriate.
Matched Ontology Label
Confidentiality Principle
Matches Existing
true
Synthesis Literal
appliedTo
balancingWith
concreteExpression
confidence
interpretation
principleClass
tensionResolution
textReferences
Relationships
invokedBy
Agent Engineer A
Source Evidence
Text references
Per Code section II.1.c, confidential information can only be shared with prior consent of the Client.
The facts here do not indicate Engineer A obtained permission from Client W to use the private information in the public domain.
When Engineer A uploaded Client W's information into the AI open-source interface, this was tantamount to placing the Client's private information in the public domain.
Source text
When Engineer A uploaded Client W's information into the AI open-source interface, this was tantamount to placing the Client's private information in the public domain.
TTL
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case7:Engineer_A_Client_Data_AI_Upload_Principle a proeth:ClientDataConfidentialityPrinciple,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Client Data AI Upload" ;
proeth-core:invokedBy case7:Agent_Engineer_A ;
proeth:appliedTo "Client W proprietary site and contaminant data" ;
proeth:balancingWith "AI Verification Competence Principle",
"Professional Competence" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteExpression "Engineer A uploaded Client W's proprietary project information into a public-domain open-source AI interface without obtaining prior consent from Client W, constructively placing confidential client data in the public domain." ;
proeth:confidence "0.91" ;
proeth:interpretation "The confidentiality obligation under NSPE Code section II.1.c extends to incidental or constructive disclosure arising from tool selection. Uploading client data to a public AI interface is functionally equivalent to disclosure, regardless of intent." ;
proeth:invokedBy "Engineer A Environmental Engineer" ;
proeth:principleClass "Client Data Confidentiality Principle" ;
proeth:tensionResolution "The BER found no justification for the disclosure: Engineer A should have either obtained client consent or used a tool that did not expose client data to public access." ;
proeth:textReferences "Per Code section II.1.c, confidential information can only be shared with prior consent of the Client.",
"The facts here do not indicate Engineer A obtained permission from Client W to use the private information in the public domain.",
"When Engineer A uploaded Client W's information into the AI open-source interface, this was tantamount to placing the Client's private information in the public domain." ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInCase 7 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInPass 2 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInSection "discussion" ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredAt "2026-06-03T14:08:23.434917+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredInCase 7 ;
proeth-prov:matchConfidence 0.78 ;
proeth-prov:matchReasoning "Via class 'Client Data Confidentiality Principle': The existing Confidentiality Principle covers the general obligation to protect client information. This instance adds a domain-specific qualifier about constructive disclosure through AI tool use, which is a meaningful variant warranting a more specific class rather than a direct match. The existing Confidentiality Principle does not address the incidental-disclosure-via-tool-selection scenario, so a variant class is appropriate." ;
proeth-prov:matchedOntologyClass proeth:ConfidentialityPrinciple ;
proeth-prov:matchedOntologyLabel "Confidentiality Principle" ;
proeth-prov:matchesExisting true ;
proeth-prov:sourceText "When Engineer A uploaded Client W's information into the AI open-source interface, this was tantamount to placing the Client's private information in the public domain." ;
proeth-prov:synthesisLiteral "appliedTo",
"balancingWith",
"concreteExpression",
"confidence",
"interpretation",
"principleClass",
"tensionResolution",
"textReferences" ;
rdfs:comment "Engineer A uploaded Client W's proprietary project information into a public-domain open-source AI interface without obtaining prior consent from Client W, constructively placing confidential client data in the public domain." ;
skos:definition "Engineer A uploaded Client W's proprietary project information into a public-domain open-source AI interface without obtaining prior consent from Client W, constructively placing confidential client data in the public domain." ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-06-03T14:08:23.434917+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasAttributedTo "Case 7 Extraction",
"claude-sonnet-4-6" ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 7 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
7
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-06-03T14:08:23.434917+00:00
First case
7
Generated
2026-06-03T14:08:23.434917+00:00
Attributed to
['Case 7 Extraction', 'claude-sonnet-4-6']
Generated by
ProEthica Case 7 Extraction