AI governance

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AIMS Guidance

Build an AI management system that connects AI systems and impacts to accountable decisions, controls, monitoring and improvement.

Current edition

ISO/IEC 42001:2023

The first edition was published in December 2023. It specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an AI management system.

AI system context

Scope should reflect whether the organization develops, provides or uses AI, plus the lifecycle stages and interested parties it can control or influence.

AI risk and impact

Governance needs to address AI-specific risks, opportunities and impacts rather than treating information-security risk as a substitute.

Accountable operation

Policies, roles, data, lifecycle controls, monitoring, audit and management review need traceable implementation and operating evidence.

Use the official ISO overview to confirm the edition and obtain the standard through an authorized source for exact requirements.

Practical resources

ISO/IEC 42001 guidance

Original guidance for AIMS boundaries, integration and evidence-based AI governance.

Connect the AIMS to existing governance

  1. Define AI activities, organizational roles and system boundaries.
  2. Identify AI risks, impacts, obligations and interested parties.
  3. Assign lifecycle decisions and operational controls.
  4. Link related security, privacy, data and supplier governance.
  5. Evaluate performance through monitoring, audit, review and improvement.
Integrate AIMS and ISMS Governance