Directly Responsible Individual
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A role designation for the person ultimately accountable for the outcome of a project or task.
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Placed in Hold: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 3Simon Willison·7/12/2026researchDRI as a Human Accountability Role
Simon Willison discusses the meaning of “Directly Responsible Individual” and notes that the term originated at Apple and is used by GitLab to describe the person ultimately accountable for a project or initiative. He argues that LLM-powered agents should not be treated as DRIs because accountability remains a human responsibility, not one that machines can hold.