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ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management system)

An international standard, published in 2023, specifying requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an AI Management System within an organisation, structured analogously to ISO 9001 (quality) and ISO/IEC 27001 (information security).

ByCASRAI Editorial Board
· Last updated 21 May 2026

Examples

Worked examples

  • Is an instance

    An enterprise pursuing ISO/IEC 42001 certification across its AI portfolio.

  • Is an instance

    A consultancy mapping ISO/IEC 42001 controls to EU AI Act provider obligations.

Counter-examples

Looks similar, but isn't

  • Not an instance

    A single model card.

  • Not an instance

    ISO/IEC 27001 (information security, not AI).

Editorial commentary

ISO/IEC 42001 provides certifiable governance scaffolding for organisations deploying AI: leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement of an AI management system. It is the first certifiable AI-management standard and is expected to interact with EU AI Act conformity routes.

References

  • ISO/IEC 42001:2023 'Information technology – Artificial intelligence – Management system'.

Also known as

ISO 42001 · AIMS standard

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