A retailer is standing up governance for its AI systems and wants to be clear that specific people in the organisation remain answerable for how each system is designed, operated and its outcomes. Which Microsoft responsible AI principle does this describe?
- ATransparency
- BAccountability Correct
- CReliability and safety
- DFairness
Why A is wrong: Transparency is the closest distractor because both involve responsible oversight, but transparency is about making the system understandable, whereas accountability is about who answers for it.
Why B is correct: Accountability is the principle that people, not the AI itself, remain answerable for a system through governance and oversight of its design, operation and outcomes, which is exactly the retailer's aim.
Why C is wrong: Reliability and safety is tempting because governance often covers risk, but it concerns dependable and harm-minimising operation, not establishing who is answerable for the system.
Why D is wrong: Fairness is a plausible governance concern, but it addresses equitable treatment of people in a system's outcomes rather than assigning human responsibility and oversight for the system.