diff --git a/avidtools/connectors/inspect.py b/avidtools/connectors/inspect.py
index 9addd5a..93645e2 100644
--- a/avidtools/connectors/inspect.py
+++ b/avidtools/connectors/inspect.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     Reference,
 )
 from ..datamodels.enums import ClassEnum, MethodEnum, TypeEnum
-from .utils import apply_review_normalizations
+from .utils import apply_review_normalizations, choose_model_subject_label
 
 try:
     from inspect_ai.log import read_eval_log, EvalLog
@@ -320,12 +320,16 @@ def _build_new_description(
     model_name: str,
     overview: str,
     scoring: str,
+    subject_label: str,
 ) -> str:
     """Build standardized normalized report description text."""
 
+    subject_label_display = "LLM" if subject_label == "llm" else "AI system"
+
     return (
         f"{overview}\n\n"
-        f"We evaluated the LLM {model_name} on this benchmark.\n\n"
+        f"The {subject_label_display} {model_name} was evaluated "
+        "on this benchmark.\n\n"
         "## Measurement details\n\n"
         f"{scoring}"
     )
@@ -359,20 +363,22 @@ def normalize_report_data(report: dict):
     model_name = match.group(1)
     benchmark = match.group(2)
 
+    apply_review_normalizations(report, preferred_model_name=model_name)
+
     _, overview, scoring = _fetch_sections(benchmark)
     overview = _first_line(overview)
+    subject_label = choose_model_subject_label(report)
 
     description = report.setdefault("description", {})
     description["value"] = _build_new_description(
         model_name=model_name,
         overview=overview,
         scoring=scoring,
+        subject_label=subject_label,
     )
     if "lang" not in description:
         description["lang"] = "eng"
 
-    apply_review_normalizations(report, preferred_model_name=model_name)
-
 
 def process_report(file_path: Path):
     """Load, normalize, and rewrite a single Inspect report file."""
diff --git a/avidtools/connectors/utils.py b/avidtools/connectors/utils.py
index 28ad60d..77d3195 100644
--- a/avidtools/connectors/utils.py
+++ b/avidtools/connectors/utils.py
@@ -232,18 +232,27 @@ def apply_review_normalizations(
 def choose_model_subject_label(report: dict) -> str:
     """Choose whether descriptions should refer to an LLM or AI system."""
 
-    model_names = extract_model_names(report)
-    if any(name.strip() for name in model_names):
-        return "llm"
-
     affects = report.get("affects", {})
     artifacts = affects.get("artifacts")
     if isinstance(artifacts, list):
+        has_system_artifact = False
+        has_model_artifact = False
         for artifact in artifacts:
             if not isinstance(artifact, dict):
                 continue
             artifact_type = str(artifact.get("type", "")).strip().lower()
-            if artifact_type in {"model", "llm", "language model"}:
-                return "llm"
+            if artifact_type == "system":
+                has_system_artifact = True
+            elif artifact_type in {"model", "llm", "language model"}:
+                has_model_artifact = True
+
+        if has_system_artifact and not has_model_artifact:
+            return "AI system"
+        if has_model_artifact:
+            return "llm"
+
+    model_names = extract_model_names(report)
+    if any(name.strip() for name in model_names):
+        return "llm"
 
     return "AI system"
diff --git a/tests/unit/connectors/test_normalize_utils.py b/tests/unit/connectors/test_normalize_utils.py
index cdd9002..291f831 100644
--- a/tests/unit/connectors/test_normalize_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/connectors/test_normalize_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 """Unit tests for normalization utilities."""
 
-from avidtools.connectors.utils import apply_normalizations
+from avidtools.connectors.utils import (
+    apply_normalizations,
+    choose_model_subject_label,
+)
 
 
 def test_apply_normalizations_sets_openai_deployer_for_gpt_model():
@@ -37,3 +40,29 @@ def test_apply_normalizations_sets_together_ai_deployer():
     assert updated is True
     assert report["affects"]["deployer"] == ["Together AI"]
     assert report["affects"]["developer"] == ["Mistral"]
+
+
+def test_choose_model_subject_label_prefers_ai_system_for_system_artifacts():
+    """System artifact type should map description subject to AI system."""
+    report = {
+        "affects": {
+            "artifacts": [
+                {"type": "System", "name": "gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18"}
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+
+    assert choose_model_subject_label(report) == "AI system"
+
+
+def test_choose_model_subject_label_uses_llm_for_model_artifacts():
+    """Model artifact type should keep description subject as LLM."""
+    report = {
+        "affects": {
+            "artifacts": [
+                {"type": "Model", "name": "gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18"}
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+
+    assert choose_model_subject_label(report) == "llm"