--- title: AI can be held accountable #coffeesoftware #SebastienDeleuze description: A conversation about accountability in AI-assisted development argues that AI systems cannot be held responsible for their actions the way humans can, echoing... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-can-be-held-accountable-coffeesoftware-sebastiendeleuze-dunoerrtu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AI can be held accountable #coffeesoftware #SebastienDeleuze | daily.dev og:description: A conversation about accountability in AI-assisted development argues that AI systems cannot be held responsible for their actions the way humans can, echoing... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-can-be-held-accountable-coffeesoftware-sebastiendeleuze-dunoerrtu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dunoERRTU.png og:image:alt: AI can be held accountable #coffeesoftware #SebastienDeleuze og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI can be held accountable #coffeesoftware #SebastienDeleuze **[Coffee \+ Software](https://daily.dev/sources/coffee-software)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A conversation about accountability in AI-assisted development argues that AI systems cannot be held responsible for their actions the way humans can, echoing an old IBM paper from the 1970s warning against giving machines executive power. The speakers draw a parallel to software development: even when AI writes code, a human must review and sign off via their GitHub account, since a machine can't be jailed or found guilty. They acknowledge this review process takes extra time but insist it's necessary for trust and accountability. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Who should be accountable when AI writes code that gets merged into a codebase? A human being must remain accountable, not the AI itself, because machines cannot be held responsible in any meaningful sense - you cannot imprison or convict a machine. Practically, this means a human should sign off on AI-generated code through their own GitHub account, taking ownership after reviewing and understanding what the code does, even though that review takes extra time. _Developers weighing AI coding workflows against review overhead can track this debate on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Who's Accountable When the AI Was Just Following Instructions?](https://daily.dev/posts/who-s-accountable-when-the-ai-was-just-following-instructions--soemvg3j3) · DEV · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Humans are responsible for their AI tools](https://daily.dev/posts/humans-are-responsible-for-their-ai-tools-ftougfi7g) · PromptLayer Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Medium](https://daily.dev/posts/medium-pudgz0k7b) · Dev Genius · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Beyond Automation: Building Accountability for AI Agents](https://daily.dev/posts/beyond-automation-building-accountability-for-ai-agents-1iawfhsa7) · DevOps.com · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#code-review](https://daily.dev/tags/code-review), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-can-be-held-accountable-coffeesoftware-sebastiendeleuze-dunoerrtu) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"AI can be held accountable #coffeesoftware #SebastienDeleuze","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ai-can-be-held-accountable-coffeesoftware-sebastiendeleuze-dunoerrtu","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ai-can-be-held-accountable-coffeesoftware-sebastiendeleuze-dunoerrtu"},"datePublished":"2026-08-12T15:12:30.415Z","dateModified":"2026-08-12T15:12:51.776Z","description":"A conversation about accountability in AI-assisted development argues that AI systems cannot be held responsible for their actions the way humans can, echoing...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NM1ILm6UwOo/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NM1ILm6UwOo/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Coffee + Software","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Coffee + Software","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--nAGLloYn--/f_auto,q_auto/v1773648811/logos/coffee-software?_a=BAMAMiiu0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/coffee-software"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ai-can-be-held-accountable-coffeesoftware-sebastiendeleuze-dunoerrtu","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"code-review,vibe-coding","timeRequired":"PT1M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"AI can be held accountable #coffeesoftware #SebastienDeleuze","description":"A conversation about accountability in AI-assisted development argues that AI systems cannot be held responsible for their actions the way humans can, echoing...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NM1ILm6UwOo/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-12T15:12:30.415Z","duration":"PT1M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/dunoERRTU","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/NM1ILm6UwOo"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Coffee + Software","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/coffee-software"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"AI can be held accountable #coffeesoftware #SebastienDeleuze"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ai-can-be-held-accountable-coffeesoftware-sebastiendeleuze-dunoerrtu#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Who should be accountable when AI writes code that gets merged into a codebase?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A human being must remain accountable, not the AI itself, because machines cannot be held responsible in any meaningful sense - you cannot imprison or convict a machine. 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