An operations director sends a board update that includes a cost-saving figure Claude produced when summarizing a spreadsheet. A board member later finds that the figure was wrong. Who is accountable, and what is the right lesson?

Answer: D — The director, who sent it; figures in high-stakes documents must be checked against the source before sending.

The person who uses and sends AI-assisted work owns it, which is why key figures should be verified against the source before they go to an audience like a board (d). A tool cannot hold accountability (a). Unpredictable errors (b) are the reason for verification, not an excuse. Shifting blame to the reader (c) misplaces responsibility.