OECD AI Principles
Accountability and Documentation

OECD AI Principles OECDAI-4: Accountability, Lifecycle Coverage, Documentation, and Record-Keeping

Adhere to OECD AI Principles Section 1.5 (Accountability). AI actors should be accountable for the proper functioning of AI systems and for the respect of the above principles based on their roles + the context + and consistent with the state of the art. Implement (a) accountability framework for AI systems with defined roles + responsibilities + decision authority across providers + deployers + users + distributors + importers per AI system type and applicable regulatory regime, (b) AI system documentation requirements covering design + development + training + validation + deployment + monitoring + maintenance + decommissioning, (c) record-keeping for AI decisions with retention aligned to regulatory + investigative + litigation + governance needs, (d) lifecycle coverage of AI Principles ensuring each principle is honoured at each lifecycle phase, (e) common understanding of AI system and AI actor terminology aligned to OECD Recommendation Section 1 definitions, (f) AI Actor roles per OECD taxonomy (AI Provider + AI Deployer + AI User + AI Subject + AI Third Party + AI Regulator). Integrate accountability with broader corporate governance (board + audit committee + risk committee).

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