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ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC 42001
Artificial intelligence — Management system
Published
Standard typeAI Management System
PublisherISO/IEC
Publication year2023
Standard summaryRequirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an artificial intelligence management system.
Provides an organizational management structure for governing responsible development, provision, and use of AI.
Core areas8
01
Organizational context
02
Leadership and accountability
03
AI policy
04
Risk and opportunity planning
05
Operational controls
06
Performance evaluation
07
Internal audit
08
Continual improvement
Related authorities3
↔ISO/IEC 23894
↔NIST AI RMF
↔EU AI Act
Evidence commonly associated8
01Management-system scope
02AI policy
03Risk assessment
04Statement of applicability
05Operational control record
06Internal audit
07Management review
08Corrective-action record
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Citing a standard is not the same as proving that its requirements were adopted, implemented, verified, and bound to a specific governance decision.
01Identify
Identify the official title, publisher, version, date, and applicable edition.
02Scope
Determine the organizational, technical, lifecycle, or system boundary covered.
03Adopt
Preserve how the standard became applicable through law, contract, policy, certification, or voluntary use.
04Map
Map requirements or guidance to accountable controls, systems, owners, and evidence.
05Verify
Test whether the declared controls and outcomes are actually supported.
06Determine
Issue a bounded conclusion without overstating certification, conformity, or compliance.
07Control
Bind the conclusion to ALLOW, HOLD, DENY, or ESCALATE execution conditions.
08Preserve
Preserve the source, evidence, determination, execution, and outcome record.
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