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D7.L3.08ACTIVESTABLED7 Ethics, governance and professional practice · L3 Proficient

Review an AI-related incident for the ethical failure, not only the technical one.

Type Judgement · introduced in version 1.29

Performance indicators

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

Identifies the decision, not only the defect, that produced the harm
States who was accountable and what they were expected to do
Produces a change in practice, not only in the system
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

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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.

No published statement assumes this one at version 1.29.

Related

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

D6.L3.08

Review an incident involving AI output and identify the assurance gap that allowed it.

D2.L3.05

Assess bias arising from source composition and state its consequence.

D2.L3.07

Advise on the use of personal, confidential or licensed material with AI systems.

D5.L3.07

Assess the effect of a solution on the people who do the work.

D6.L3.06

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

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 1.29
Last modifiedNot modified since introduction
Statusactive · stable
Version displayedv1.29
Permanent URLaicertificationstandards.org/framework/statements/D7.L3.08
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AI Certification Standards (2026) AICF D7.L3.08, D7 Ethics, governance and professional practice, version 1.29. Available at aicertificationstandards.org/framework/v1.29/statements/D7.L3.08 (accessed date).

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Propose an amendment to D7.L3.08

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

This page displays version 1.29 · last reviewed 30.08.2026