Each autonomous AI system is assigned a named owner who is accountable for its actions.
Trigger
The organization has deployed AI systems (agents, scripts or automations) that can act autonomously.
Why
AI systems that act or make decisions cannot be held accountable. Accountability of actions or choices made by AI systems, and responsibility for the AI system, must therefore always be transferred to an individual or team.
How
For deployed systems that can act autonomously, an individual or team/department is named as owner. The owner is responsible for the actions or decisions made by the AI system, and for its operation. The organization should also document which actions the system may take autonomously, without human approval.
Sources
- No equivalent in NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001 or the EU AI Act.