Dimension 2: Make humans meaningfully accountable
Is this legally binding?
Guidance. Voluntary guidance. Best practice, not obligation, until a contract or a regulator cites it.
Clearly define responsibilities of stakeholders within the organisation and with external vendors, emphasise adaptive governance, and adapt human-in-the-loop to address automation bias via significant human-approval checkpoints and regular audits of oversight.
From the source
““human-in-the-loop” has to be adapted to address automation bias, which has become a bigger concern with increasingly capable agents.”
Section 2.2, pp.13-17
What this connects to
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Contains5
- ObligationClearly allocate responsibilities within and outside the organisationGuidance
- ObligationPractise adaptive governanceGuidance
- ObligationDefine significant human-approval checkpointsGuidance
- ObligationRegularly audit the effectiveness of human oversightGuidance
- ObligationMonitor human override rates and response times (v1.5)Guidance
Operationalised by3
Cites1
- SectionArea 2: Determining the Level of Human Involvement in AI-augmented Decision-makingGuidanceGAGE analysis, not official
Adapts MGF's human-in-the-loop design framework for agents, addressing automation bias
Maps across to3
- External frameworkArticle 14: Human oversightBindingGAGE analysis, not official
Meaningful human accountability for agents maps to Article 14 human oversight
- External frameworkFunction: GOVERNGuidanceGAGE analysis, not official
Meaningful human accountability is a GOVERN outcome for agentic systems
- External frameworkClause 5: LeadershipStandardGAGE analysis, not official
Human accountability for agents aligns with AIMS leadership responsibility
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