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ISO/IEC 42001: the world’s first AI management system standard

Artificial intelligence concept
In short: ISO/IEC 42001 sets requirements for organizations to develop, provide or use artificial intelligence responsibly.

ISO and IEC have published ISO/IEC 42001:2023, Information technology — Artificial intelligence — Management system, the first international management system standard for artificial intelligence (AI).

What it covers

  • Establishing policies and objectives for responsible AI
  • AI risk assessment and AI system impact assessment
  • Controls across the AI system life cycle, including data quality and transparency
  • Roles, responsibilities and oversight
  • Continual improvement of the AI management system

A new frontier for quality

Because ISO/IEC 42001 uses the harmonized management system structure, organizations can integrate it with ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001. Quality professionals are well placed to support trustworthy AI governance.