PUBLIC DISCUSSION DRAFT v0.1

Ethical AI Care & Risk Assessment Standard (v0.1)

Independent Evaluation Guidelines for Automated Care Platforms (Public RFC)

Issuing Body: IAICA Standards & Ethics Working Group

Current Status: Public RFC Draft (Version 0.1-2026)

Feedback Channel: contact@iaica.ngo

Mandatory Notice: The provisions below are proposed assessment criteria for public consultation. They are not findings about any product and do not establish that IAICA has completed certification or validated clinical outcomes. IAICA has not issued commercial certifications or client trustmark endorsements.

1. Principle of Cognitive Dignity & Agency

Automated caregiving agents must disclose their synthetic nature. Systems must never exploit user cognitive decline to manufacture deceptive emotional dependencies.

2. Sensory Risk Assessment

Proposed criterion: audit sensory emissions (auditory tones, lighting shifts, motion velocities) to evaluate sensory burden and prevent alarm fatigue without promising zero harm.

3. Identifiable Human Override & Escalation Procedures

Proposed criterion: assess whether users and caregivers can identify, access, and test human override and escalation procedures, including their limitations and foreseeable failure modes.

4. Contextual Boundary & Edge Privacy

Proposed criterion: evaluate minimal data collection, local processing feasibility, user consent, and transmission safeguards in intimate living spaces.