{"slug": "who-is-accountable-when-ai-powered-tech-makes-a-critical-decision", "title": "Who Is Accountable When AI-Powered Tech Makes A Critical Decision?", "summary": "Forbes Councils member Punnam Raju Manthena argues that accountability for AI-powered decisions rests on direction, intent, and approach rather than capability alone, urging organizations to define clear responsibility frameworks as AI systems increasingly make critical choices.", "body_md": "# Who Is Accountable When AI-Powered Tech Makes A Critical Decision?\n\nBy Punnam Raju Manthena, Forbes Councils MemberSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)If your AI isn’t working, it isn’t about capability; it's about direction, intent and approach.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/who-is-accountable-when-ai-powered-tech-makes-a-critical-decision", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/who-is-accountable-when-ai-powered-tech-makes-a-critical-dec-1qev", "published_at": "2026-08-10 14:15:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-10 14:43:08.681376+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Forbes Councils", "Punnam Raju Manthena"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/who-is-accountable-when-ai-powered-tech-makes-a-critical-decision", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/who-is-accountable-when-ai-powered-tech-makes-a-critical-decision.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/who-is-accountable-when-ai-powered-tech-makes-a-critical-decision.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/who-is-accountable-when-ai-powered-tech-makes-a-critical-decision.jsonld"}}