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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.

Challenge the thinking

As agents absorb the build, the answerability for the outcome doesn’t move with the work. Tell us where you think the floor sits — or argue it can be delegated too.

Where’s the floor for you? →