Recognises a recommendation written as a standard

G-309 · Skill knobit · Activity: Write governance policies, standards and procedures · Competence: Data governance

A recommendation, or a vague adverb ("where possible", "as appropriate"), where a requirement belongs. No one can be found non-compliant.

Can AI do this?

Not settled yet The benchmark tested this, but the models' answers do not settle yet whether they master it. 0 of 4 models in the current benchmark master it.

Model	Tier	Probability of mastery	Status
gemini-4-argon	Flagship	84%	Not shown
gemini-3.5-flash-lite	Low cost	27%	Not shown
gpt-6-luna	Low cost	86%	Not shown
claude-haiku-5-5	Low cost	84%	Not shown

Mastered means a probability of at least 90% that the model has this knobit, estimated from its graded answers. “Not shown” means the answers do not settle it either way. How the models are tested.

What it looks like in practice

Expected result: The standard and the unverifiable wording

How it is assessed: Flags the deficient case and passes the acceptable one. Deficient: ST-002 "Customer address data should be accurate where possible." Acceptable: "Customer addresses shall be verified against the population register at onboarding; at least 99 % of active customers shall have a verified address."

Also known as: "Should" in a standard

Related knobits

Builds on

G-352 Explains the verbal forms of requirements

Usually followed by

G-332 Rewrites a recommendation as a verifiable requirement

All 26 knobits of Write governance policies, standards and procedures.

Source: Review checklist 03-policies-standards, row 9 (ISO-D2 cl. 7)