I audit how information is protected, how AI decisions are controlled and how critical processes work.
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Protecting data and maintaining services.
I review who accesses information, how it is protected and the organisation's ability to respond to incidents and recover its services.
If an incident occurs, how is information protected and service restored?
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Understanding how AI decides and who oversees it.
I examine what AI is used for, what data it uses, how its results are monitored and who can correct or stop a decision.
Who can explain, correct and stop an automated decision?
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Verifying that processes work under pressure.
I review processes, their controls and the records that make it possible to verify whether an operation maintains quality and continuity when conditions change.
Does the system retain control when operating conditions change?
An AI proposes postponing maintenance on a critical piece of equipment. What would you review before accepting? Open each question to follow the audit assessment.
Extending service life can reduce resource use. The decision requires evidence that it preserves safety and service continuity.
Read the full analysis Analysis by Fernando Arrieta · 5 min. Open sources and explicit limitations.The AI recommends postponing maintenance on a piece of equipment. That recommendation must be distinguished from authorisation to change a scheduled intervention.
What I would look for. Limits on use, conditions for postponement and a person with authority to approve.
A favourable result does not, on its own, explain how it was reached. The equipment data, its condition and the version of the model that produced the recommendation matter.
What I would look for. Source data, version used and a protected record of the decision and its conditions.
If the equipment shows signs that contradict the recommendation, someone must be able to stop the automated decision and activate an alternative.
What I would look for. A test of intervention in response to an incorrect recommendation, with timelines and responsibilities.
The circular economy adds a question to the audit perspective: what improvement can a project demonstrate in its use of resources?
My involvement and the sourcesWhat was examined, what evidence exists and how far it extends. These principles guide my work and remain open to reading and discussion.
Explore the principlesAs director for Latin America and the Caribbean at Global Certification, I connect my practice with the development of a rigorous auditing culture in the region.
My relationship with G-CERTIA technical question, an interview or an institutional conversation. Tell me about the context, the decision and the evidence you can describe without sharing sensitive information.
