Accountable owner
In short: An accountable owner is the named person who answers for what an AI agent does. The owner approves its purpose, confirms its access in reviews and decides what happens during an incident. A shared mailbox or a team name does not count as an owner.
Which controls use this term?
- GOV-02Named accountable owner. Assign every agent a named person who answers for what it does, and record that owner in the inventory.
- GOV-15Periodic access review. Review each agent's access at least quarterly, with its named owner confirming or removing every permission and tool.
Which terms are related?
Agent governance, Agent sponsor, Access review, Certification campaign, AI management system, AI RMF.
Reviewed by The Register desk