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Accountability Decision Record

The framework tells you who should be accountable. This turns that into the artifact your organization keeps: a one-page record that names a single accountable party for each SRF layer of one specific deployment, captures the residual gaps, and carries a sign-off. Fill it in, resolve every "shared" to one name, and export. A reviewer can approve a deployment once they can see who owns each part.

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1. The deployment

System / use case name

Accountable organization

Provider / vendor (if any)

Operating model

Industry context (optional)

Agent autonomy

Human override tier

2. Accountability by layer

Each layer needs one named accountable party. The default split comes from your operating model. Where the framework says shared, you must still name the single party who answers for it: shared is not a valid final answer.

3. Residual gaps & decision

Open gaps / accepted residual risk

Decision

Decision date

Approver name & role

Next review date (optional)

This Decision Record applies the CoSAI AI Shared Responsibility Framework's core rule: exactly one accountable party per activity. The per-layer default split is derived from the framework's operating-model matrix; you assign the named owner. The record is a governance artifact, not legal advice, and does not transfer liability by itself. Verify named owners against your contracts and internal delegations of authority.