Decision ownership is not optional when AI influences a decision.

Assertion

AI Decision Ownership is the formal assignment of authority and accountability for AI-influenced decisions.
When AI influences a decision, someone must own that decision.
Accountability does not disappear because AI is involved.

What this means

• Ownership must be explicit, enforceable, and auditable.

• Ownership cannot be implicit. It must be assigned.

• Ownership cannot be outsourced.

Boundary

This statement is not a policy preference. It is decision reality.
If a decision exists, and AI influences it, ownership must exist.