Supporting position

Responsibility can be delegated; accountability cannot.

Tasks and even role-work can be delegated; the answerability for the outcome cannot. A named human remains accountable for what ships — that floor is where seniority now lives.

Conventional wisdom

If the agent did it, the agent (or the tool) is responsible.

Our position

Responsibility can be delegated. Accountability cannot.

Why we believe it

Tasks can move to agents. Ownership cannot. A named human answers for what ships — and that floor is where seniority now lives.

What we’ve observed

  1. 01Vibe-coding research documents "responsibility gaps"; professional-accountability analogues hold responsibility cannot be delegated to an algorithm.