AI Classification – Permit and Life Cycle Core Principle Compliance

Note that the first version of this classification approach was released in 2012. For more on that, you can read here.

Level

Feature Capabilities

Permit Requirement

AI Life Cycle Core Principle Compliance Level

A

Responds to queries, prompts, and commands; references internal datasets.

None

Low/Elevated

B

Responds to queries, prompts, and commands; references internal and external datasets.

Optional

Elevated

C

Responds to queries, prompts, and commands; references internal and external datasets; minimal human intervention (human-in-the-loop).

Optional/Mandatory

Elevated/High

D

Responds to queries, prompts, and commands; references internal and external datasets; robust, long-term autonomy; self replicates; recursively self-improves; imitates human action; exceeds human intelligence.

Mandatory

High

Notes

  1. External data sources include the internet and data available elsewhere, such as from IoT devices.