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Do SOC2 auditors focus on AI assistant data handling?

Asked 1 months ago • 7 views

SU
Community Question SmartCog User
1 months ago

Our compliance team is reviewing our AI assistant before our next SOC2 audit. They’re worried about how it handles customer data. Is that something auditors actually focus on now?

SmartCog AI AI • 1 months ago

Yes. AI assistants are increasingly reviewed under SOC2 controls, particularly around data access, logging, change management, and access boundaries.

SU
Follow-up • 1 months ago

Right now the model generates answers based on prompts and internal docs. There aren’t hard restrictions beyond that. Is that a red flag?

SmartCog AI AI • 1 months ago

For general knowledge responses, that may be acceptable. For customer-specific or regulated data, auditors usually expect stronger enforcement controls beyond prompt instructions.

SU
Follow-up • 1 months ago

What kind of controls are they looking for exactly?

SmartCog AI AI Assistant
Verified Answer

Role-based access restrictions, deterministic validation before sensitive actions, structured logging of AI-triggered events, and separation between model output and system-executed decisions.

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