Undisclosed AI Use State
Class
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#UndisclosedAIUseState
Definition
State in which a professional has used AI tools to generate or substantially assist in producing a work product but has not disclosed that use to the client, employer, or relevant professional body, creating a transparency deficit that may implicate honesty obligations, professional standards, and client trust.
Properties
Subclass of
Action Constraints
Should not represent AI-generated content as entirely self-authored without disclosure
Should not seal or certify work without disclosing the role of AI in its production where standards require
Activation Conditions
AI tools are used to generate or substantially draft a professional work product
The professional omits disclosure of AI use when submitting the work product
Confidence
0.88
Obligation Activation
Obligation to comply with professional standards governing attribution and transparency
Obligation to correct any false impression created by non-disclosure
Obligation to disclose AI use to clients and relevant parties
Persistence Type
inertial
Principle Transformation
Transforms honesty and transparency principles into specific disclosure obligations when AI tools have played a material role in producing a professional work product.
State Category
information
Termination Conditions
Disclosure of AI use is made to the client or relevant parties
Work product is resubmitted with appropriate attribution and disclosure
Match Confidence
0.0
Matches Existing
false
Source Evidence
Text references
Engineer A did not cite the AI-assisted drafting tools they used to generate the engineering design documents
Engineer A did not cite their use of AI-software or its large language models, and submitted the draft report to Client W for review
Source text
Engineer A did not cite their use of AI-software or its large language models, and submitted the draft report to Client W for review
Used in cases 1
Case ontologies that instantiate this class. Computed from each individual's type, so the list stays current as cases are extracted. The originating case is shown under Extraction details.
Case 7TTL
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proeth:UndisclosedAIUseState a owl:Class ;
rdfs:label "Undisclosed AI Use State" ;
proeth:actionConstraints "Should not represent AI-generated content as entirely self-authored without disclosure",
"Should not seal or certify work without disclosing the role of AI in its production where standards require" ;
proeth:activationConditions "AI tools are used to generate or substantially draft a professional work product",
"The professional omits disclosure of AI use when submitting the work product" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:obligationActivation "Obligation to comply with professional standards governing attribution and transparency",
"Obligation to correct any false impression created by non-disclosure",
"Obligation to disclose AI use to clients and relevant parties" ;
proeth:persistenceType "inertial" ;
proeth:principleTransformation "Transforms honesty and transparency principles into specific disclosure obligations when AI tools have played a material role in producing a professional work product." ;
proeth:stateCategory "information" ;
proeth:terminationConditions "Disclosure of AI use is made to the client or relevant parties",
"Work product is resubmitted with appropriate attribution and disclosure" ;
proeth:textReferences "Engineer A did not cite the AI-assisted drafting tools they used to generate the engineering design documents",
"Engineer A did not cite their use of AI-software or its large language models, and submitted the draft report to Client W for review" ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInCase 7 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInPass 1 ;
proeth-prov:discoveredInSection "facts" ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredAt "2026-06-03T14:00:13.061399+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
proeth-prov:firstDiscoveredInCase 7 ;
proeth-prov:matchConfidence 0.0 ;
proeth-prov:matchesExisting false ;
proeth-prov:sourceText "Engineer A did not cite their use of AI-software or its large language models, and submitted the draft report to Client W for review" ;
rdfs:comment "State in which a professional has used AI tools to generate or substantially assist in producing a work product but has not disclosed that use to the client, employer, or relevant professional body, creating a transparency deficit that may implicate honesty obligations, professional standards, and client trust." ;
rdfs:subClassOf proeth:InformationState ;
skos:definition "State in which a professional has used AI tools to generate or substantially assist in producing a work product but has not disclosed that use to the client, employer, or relevant professional body, creating a transparency deficit that may implicate honesty obligations, professional standards, and client trust." ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-06-03T14:00:13.061399+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasAttributedTo "Case 7 Extraction",
"claude-sonnet-4-6" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
7
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-06-03T14:00:13.061399+00:00
First case
7
Generated
2026-06-03T14:00:13.061399+00:00
Attributed to
['Case 7 Extraction', 'claude-sonnet-4-6']