GitHub Put an Owner on Every Active Repository

GitHub described a 45-day internal program that assigned validated ownership to every active repository in an estate of more than 14,000. Fewer than half had clear ownership at the start. The company used repository metadata, activity, and team review to identify accountable owners, then archived repositories that no group would claim. This is an internal account rather than an independent audit, but it makes an operational point relevant to AI-assisted development: automation can find and propose ownership, while a human organization still has to accept responsibility for maintenance and risk.