Model Owner

Technical or business individual accountable for a specific model's lifecycle — training, validation, deployment, monitoring, retirement. Distinct from the AI Risk Owner (who owns the use-case-level decision) and the data scientist (who builds the model). Maintains the model card + lineage record.

Framework references

• NIST AI RMF Govern 2.2
• ISO 42001 §5.3

Relevant Responsible AI Studio tools

• /tools/ai-risk-register
• /tools/governance-dashboard

More governance role terms

• AI Ethics Committee →
• AI Operator (NIST AI RMF) →
• AI Risk Owner →
• Authorised Representative (EU AI Act) →

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