Most leaders still answer this with silence.
\nAnd that silence is risky.<\/p>\n
In 2025, Deloitte reports that over 55 percent of AI incidents are linked to unclear ownership, not model failure [1].<\/p>\n
McKinsey shows that companies without clear AI accountability are 2 times more likely to pause or shut down AI programs after audits or public pressure [2].<\/p>\n
PwC adds that regulators now expect named roles for AI responsibility, not shared blame [3].<\/p>\n
This is where recent academic research becomes very clear.<\/p>\n
Batool, Zowghi, and Bano (2025) describe what they call the accountability gap in AI governance [4].
\nAI governance is no longer a technical task.
\nIt is a multi stakeholder system.<\/p>\n
Their research highlights three practical pillars:<\/p>\n
1-WHO is accountable<\/strong><\/p>\n Not just developers, but product owners, data providers, vendors, and even third party auditors.<\/p>\n 2-WHAT is governed<\/strong><\/p>\n Both the system, meaning the code, and the data, meaning what feeds and shapes decisions.<\/p>\n 3-HOW accountability works<\/strong><\/p>\n A shift toward artifact based governance. Real tools, design logs, model cards, audits. Not vague ethics slides.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n >Also, I have noticed:<\/strong><\/p>\n Too many organizations still practice symbolic governance. The real question is no longer \u201cIs this AI ethical?\u201d<\/p>\n The real question is:<\/strong> This becomes even more important now with the EU AI Act. At Centralink<\/strong>, we help organizations move from talk to structure. From values to real governance tools.<\/p>\n If regulators asked tomorrow, could you name the accountable role for each AI system?<\/p>\n Contact info@centralink.nl for a free consulting session.<\/strong><\/p>\n References<\/strong><\/p>\n [1] Deloitte. (2025). AI governance and accountability risks.<\/p>\n [2] McKinsey & Company. (2025). Scaling AI responsibly.<\/p>\n [3] PwC. (2025). Board level accountability for AI.<\/p>\n [4] Batool, S., Zowghi, D., & Bano, M. (2025). Accountability in AI governance. AI and Ethics.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most leaders still answer this with silence. And that silence is risky. In 2025, Deloitte reports that over 55 percent…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[125],"class_list":["post-24408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai","tag-ai"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BLOG_UPDATE_How_AI_Will_Transform_Your_Business_8_Usage_Examples_result_121e4dac92-scaled.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24408"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24409,"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24408\/revisions\/24409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThey talk about ethics, but do not embed it into the AI artifacts themselves.<\/p>\n
\nWho is accountable for this AI artifact at this stage, today?<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThe EU AI Act will require traceability, ownership, and proof.<\/p>\n