DOCA.7:4.5 - Distinguish AI assistance from an AI development subject

If AI assists the adviser, establish the permitted use of client information and the responsible professional’s review of the resulting content. Within the ICMCI AI Code v1.0, May 2026, sections 1.2, 2.2, 3.1–3.4, 5, and 7, professional responsibility remains with the consultant; material AI use and its limits require appropriate client communication. An unverified generated answer supplies no specialist warrant.

If AI is instead the developing subject, identify the model, scaffold, tools, allocation, or composite arrangement being changed and its receiving environment. The recipient and choice owner are separate questions. A human learning result does not qualify a model change; use the relevant AI, engineering, operating, and governance results through A.15.9.

Both situations can occur in one engagement. Keep the adviser’s use of AI, the proposed change to the subject, and the human client’s professional protections separate.