SETTING GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR TRUSTED AI CREDENTIALSAI Competence Framework v1.29 · current release
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D6.L1.04ACTIVESTABLED6 Evaluation and assurance · L1 Aware

Recognise that a published benchmark result does not establish fitness for a specific task.

Type Judgement · introduced in version 0.1

Performance indicators

Normative. These state what would be observed in a person who holds the statement.

States that a benchmark measures performance on the benchmark
Identifies that the intended task may differ materially from what was measured
Escalates rather than relying on a vendor claim alone
Evidence examples

Non-normative. Illustrative of evidence an awarding body might accept; not a required form.

A worked artefact produced in the course of normal duties, with the reasoning recorded at the time
Attestation by a competent supervisor against the indicators above, not against a general impression
Relationships

Assumes

Statements a candidate is taken to hold already. Never at a higher level than this one.

This statement assumes no other statement. It is a starting point within its domain.

Assumed by

Derived inverse. Statements that take this one as given.

D6.L3.06

Critique a published benchmark or vendor claim, identifying what it does and does not establish.

Related

Cross-domain relationships, stated in both directions and typed in the content model.

D1.L1.01

Describe in plain terms what a generative AI system does when it produces output.

D1.L1.02

State that an AI system may produce different output for the same input, and why that matters.

D1.L1.03

Identify tasks an AI system is unsuitable for.

D1.L1.04

Describe the difference between a model, an application built on it, and the service that hosts it.

Referenced by

Entries on the register of conformance claims whose coverage map cites this statement.

No entry on the register cites this statement. This block is populated from the coverage maps of register entries as they are listed.

Provenance
IntroducedVersion 0.1
Last modifiedNot modified since introduction
Statusactive · stable
Version displayedv1.29
Permanent URLaicertificationstandards.org/framework/statements/D6.L1.04
Cite this statement

AI Certification Standards (2026) AICF D6.L1.04, D6 Evaluation and assurance, version 1.29. Available at aicertificationstandards.org/framework/v1.29/statements/D6.L1.04 (accessed date).

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Statements change through the published process, not by correspondence

An amendment to this statement, its indicators or its relationships is proposed through the contribution process. Every submission is answered on the record, and the reasoning for acceptance or rejection is published in the release record for the version that follows.

Propose an amendment to D6.L1.04

Writing rules and the controlled verb list that govern how this statement is worded are published in the methodology.

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