AI Policy Statement

Encompass is committed to developing innovation and efficiency through AI while ensuring a people-first approach that is aligned with our company values and culture.

Responsible Use:

Encompass will ensure that it leverages AI technology in a responsible manner, acknowledges the limitations and risks inherent in AI and will be accountable in its use and development of AI tools.

Transparency & Oversight:

Encompass is committed to being transparent in its use of AI. Human oversight is essential to ensure that AI is aligned with regulatory and ethical standards and business objectives.

Where AI is used to inform decisions, we will clearly disclose its use and provide explanations that are appropriate to the context, enabling stakeholders to understand how outcomes are generated, their limitations, and when human oversight or review applies.

Bias and Fairness:

Employees involved in AI development and implementation will actively work to identify and mitigate biases in data and algorithms to ensure fair and equitable outcomes.

Reliability & Monitoring

AI tools have limitations and may not be 100% factual, accurate or reliable. AI output will not be presented or treated as fact without appropriate verification.

Continuous monitoring and auditing will be used to identify and address misalignment, performance anomalies or biases.

Intellectual Property, Security & Data Protection

Encompass Corporation will continue to protect its intellectual property rights, respect the rights of others and ensure the security and privacy of data in the use of AI.

Compliance & Assurance

Encompass is committed to maintaining compliance with regulatory, contractual and ethical requirements in the development of AI, supported by 3rd party assurance wherever it’s appropriate.