Da-M-I-C-Us A classification framework for AI solutions
Da-M-I-C-Us is a classification scheme created from the VES Technology Committee’s work on generative AI. Its five dimensions are Data, Model, Infrastructure, Code and Use. Together they provide a common language to enable anyone to say more precisely what an AI deployment is, and the ability to define a policy to describe what is actually allowed.
Da-M-I-C-Us v1.0, draft 2 · working material, not a ratified VES standard.
The five dimensions
| Dimension | Codes | The question it answers | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Data | PD LD ND WD UD | What was the model trained on, and are those rights cleared for this use? |
 | Model | PM OM CM RM | Who owns or licenses the weights, and on what terms are they available? |
 | Infrastructure | SI EI DI MI | Where does inference run: your machines, the edge, or someone else’s service? |
 | Code | PC OC CC RC UC | What is the licence status of the surrounding software and pipeline? |
 | Use | BU PU IU DU | What is it actually being used for on this show? |
Only the full five-code string can provide a verdict. The first four describes a capability. The fifth code makes it a deployment that can be assessed against policy.
Prototype tools
Classifier
Answer the questions and the five-code string builds as you go, with a shareable classification card at the end.
Normative · r10Policy Maker
Set what an organisation permits, what needs approval and what it refuses, then export the rule list as JSON that other tools can read.
Exploration shellCompare
Create an intuitive visual. What it is on the left, what is allowed on the right, and the verdict in the center circle.
Previous VES AI webinars
The DaMICUs classification work follows a run of public sessions on what is actually happening with generative AI within the visual effects community.
- 01 Real Applications of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Visual Effects What is in production today, shown by the people running it.
- 02 Generative Artificial Intelligence in VFX Software: Now and In the Future How the tool vendors are building it into the pipeline.
- 03 How Generative Artificial Intelligence Might Affect Visual Effects Now and In the Future The longer view: craft, employment and the shape of the work.