Enabling Ethical AI: A case study in using Ontological Context for Justified Agentic AI Decisions
Abstract
In this preprint, we present A collaborative human-AI approach to building an inspectable semantic layer for Agentic AI. AI agents first propose candidate knowledge structures from diverse data sources; domain experts then validate, correct, and extend these structures, with their feedback used to improve subsequent models. Authors show how this process captures tacit institutional knowledge, improves response quality and efficiency, and mitigates institutional amnesia. We argue for a shift from post-hoc explanation to justifiable Agentic AI, where decisions are grounded in explicit, inspectable evidence and reasoning accessible to both experts and non-specialists.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2512.04822,
title = {Enabling Ethical AI: A case study in using Ontological Context for Justified Agentic AI Decisions},
author = {Liam McGee and James Harvey and Lucy Cull and Andreas Vermeulen and Bart-Floris Visscher and Malvika Sharan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.04822},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
24 pages including references, with 6 images and 2 tables. Appendices, supporting data and additional reference provided from page 25 to 117