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Essentials for OT

GOV-08 Executive artificial intelligence accountability

one actionAlso in ASD Essentials for enterprise IT

Executives must be accountable for artificial intelligence (AI) in the organisation. Set up that accountability to cover how AI is used, how it is governed and how its risks are managed. Keep it in place over time.

Reviewed 18 October 2026 · Current to ASD's Essentials for OT, published 15 October 2026

The principle

The board of directors or executive committee is accountable for ensuring that artificial intelligence is secure, controllable, human-supervised and used in an ethical and accountable manner.

ASD, Information Security Manual (ISM), Principle GOV-08

The action

ASD's actions are quoted as published in Essentials for OT. ASD has not given them IDs, so they are numbered by position.

  1. Action 1 of 1

    Establish and maintain executive accountability for the use, governance and risk management of artificial intelligence within the organisation.

    In plain English: Set up and keep executive accountability for artificial intelligence (AI). It covers how you use AI, how you govern it and how you manage its risks.

    Domains
    Governance and culture

See all 34 principles in Essentials for OT, or read our OT guide.

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