ISO/IEC 42001
ISO/IEC 42001 is the international management-system standard for artificial intelligence. It specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS).
What ISO/IEC 42001 is, in plain terms
ISO/IEC 42001 is the world's first certifiable management-system standard for artificial intelligence. It defines an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS), a structured way to govern how AI is developed, deployed, and overseen, using the same high-level structure as ISO 27001. It is becoming the reference point for organizations that want to demonstrate responsible, well-governed AI to customers and regulators.
Typical effort & timeline
As a management-system standard it follows the familiar certification path of a documentation and implementation audit plus ongoing surveillance. Effort is reduced significantly when an ISO 27001 ISMS is already in place.
Is this framework for you?
- Organizations building or deploying AI features who need a defensible governance story.
- Vendors whose enterprise customers are starting to ask how AI risk is managed.
- Teams already certified to ISO 27001 who want to extend governance to AI systems.
Key facts about ISO/IEC 42001
- Published in 2023 as the first certifiable AI management system standard.
- Follows the same high-level management-system structure as ISO 27001 (context, leadership, planning, support, operation, evaluation, improvement).
- Requires AI risk assessment and an AI system impact assessment.
- Annex A lists controls and implementation guidance for responsible AI.
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How we help with ISO/IEC 42001
- Track AIMS clauses and Annex A controls against tests and evidence.
- Maintain an AI risk register and document impact assessments.
- Reuse evidence already collected for ISO 27001 where controls overlap.
- Keep AI governance activities documented for a certification audit.
Get and stay compliant
How the platform supports your ISO/IEC 42001 program, from first scope to ongoing monitoring.
Set AI policy & governance
Establish AI objectives, roles, and oversight that anchor the AIMS.
Assess AI risk & impact
Maintain an AI risk register and document AI system impact assessments.
Map Annex A controls
Connect responsible-AI controls to tests and evidence, reusing ISO 27001 overlap.
Operate & review
Track AI lifecycle and supplier governance so the AIMS is demonstrably running at audit time.
What ISO/IEC 42001 covers
Public, high-level control or requirement areas, for orientation, not a complete control list.
Reuse evidence across frameworks
ISO/IEC 42001 shares controls with frameworks you may already run. A passing test can satisfy requirements in more than one place, so adding the next framework means reusing work, not repeating it.
Common questions about ISO/IEC 42001
It shares the same management-system structure, so an existing ISMS gives you a strong head start and substantial reusable evidence.
No. ISO 42001 is a voluntary, certifiable standard; the EU AI Act is binding regulation. They complement each other and overlap on governance and risk practices.
A documented evaluation of the potential consequences of an AI system on individuals and groups, required as part of the AIMS.
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