The principle "Deutsche Telekom’s guidelines for artificial intelligence" has mentioned the topic "accountability" in the following places:

    Preamble

    We see it as our responsibility as one of the leading ICT companies in Europe to foster the development of “intelligent technologies”.

    Preamble

    With these comes an increase of digital responsibility on our side to ensure that AI is utilized in an ethical manner.

    1. We are responsible.

    We are responsible.

    1. We are responsible.

    The human always remains responsible.

    1. We are responsible.

    Our solutions come with a clear definition of who is responsible for which AI system or feature.

    1. We are responsible.

    With AI technology being in its infancy, we are aware of our responsibility in development – from the very beginning.

    7. We maintain control.

    We take responsibility for a diverse and appropriate data input.

    9. We share and enlighten.

    We live our digital responsibility by sharing our knowledge, pointing out the opportunities of the new technology without neglecting its risks.

    9. We share and enlighten.

    We as Deutsche Telekom feel responsible to enlighten people and help society to deal with the digital shift, so that new appropriate skills can be developed and new jobs can be taken over.