Skip to content
The AI Stairway™A Scorchsoft course
Get started
ModulesPricingFor teamsSign in
The AI Stairway™ withOpen Study College logo

AI glossary

ISO/IEC 42001

Also called ISO 42001, AI management system standard, AIMS.

ISO/IEC 42001 is the international standard for an artificial intelligence management system, first published in December 2023. It sets requirements for the policies, roles, risk assessments and reviews an organisation uses to govern the AI it builds or uses, and organisations can be certified against it by an independent body.

Think of it as

ISO 9001 for quality, applied to how you run AI.

Why it matters at work

Few small organisations need certification, but its structure makes a useful checklist for AI governance: a policy, clear roles, a risk assessment and regular review. Customers in regulated sectors may ask whether you follow it.

Sources