Unified Integrity Standard: Requirements, Scoring, and Enforcement


Integrity Requirements

  1. AI systems must be built on lawful and verifiable data origins.

  2. Organizations must maintain transparent governance and oversight of AI development and deployment.

  3. Institutions must demonstrate responsible procurement practices and verify vendor claims.

  4. AI deployments must be documented and traceable across their lifecycle.

  5. Synthetic data, if used, must be responsibly managed and clearly disclosed.

  6. Organizations must retain the ability to exit or replace vendors without obstruction.

  7. Systems must operate within a framework that supports accountability and long‑term stewardship.

Integrity Scoring Model

ATIC assigns each system an Integrity Score based on seven dimensions:

1. Provenance Completeness

Whether all data sources have documented, lawful origins.

2. Lineage Transparency

Whether dataset transformations are fully traceable and auditable.

3. Contamination Risk

The presence of illegal, duplicated, or misattributed data.

4. Synthetic Exposure

The degree to which synthetic data is used, labeled, isolated, and controlled.

5. Structural Integrity

The dataset’s internal consistency, duplication rate, and corruption risk.

6. Vendor Independence

Whether the institution can migrate or replace the system without obstruction.

7. Governance Maturity

Documentation quality, audit readiness, and internal oversight.

The Integrity Score determines:

  • certification eligibility

  • certification tier

  • placement in the Public Registry of Certified Systems

Compliance & Enforcement

Institutions certified under the Standard must:

  • maintain complete documentation

  • undergo periodic audits

  • report material changes to datasets or models

  • renew certification annually

  • disclose any integrity failures or contamination events

Non‑compliance results in:

  • score reduction

  • certification suspension

  • public registry updates

  • revocation in severe cases

ATIC enforces the Standard independently and without commercial influence.