A customer asks whether relying on their AI vendor's certifications is enough to satisfy accountability requirements. What should the consultant explain?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
You can buy a certified model, but you can't buy your way out of owning what it does once it's deployed under your name. Accountability stays with your organisation, and vendor certifications only inform your assessment.
Full Explanation
The correct answer is the option saying accountability stays with the deploying organisation, while vendor certifications inform assessment but cannot replace the organisation's ownership of outcomes. The deploying organisation remains accountable for how a model is used and what it decides, and certification is one input to due diligence, not a transfer of responsibility.
The option saying certifications fully transfer legal and ethical responsibility is wrong because deployment decisions and outcomes remain with the deploying organisation.
The option saying accountability only applies after general availability is wrong because it applies from the earliest pilot.
The option saying accountability is satisfied by passing an accuracy benchmark is wrong because accuracy is narrower than accountability.
For the exam, remember that accountability is organisational and cannot be delegated away entirely, even to a certified vendor.