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ISO 42001
AI Management System - the first international standard for responsible AI governance.
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Schedule Consultation →ISO 42001, published in December 2023, is the first international standard for AI management systems. As organizations integrate AI into their products and operations, stakeholders - customers, regulators, investors, and the public - are demanding evidence of responsible AI practices. ISO 42001 provides a structured framework for meeting those demands.
The standard follows the Annex SL management system structure (shared with ISO 27001), making it a natural complement for organizations already maintaining an ISMS. But the substance is entirely AI-specific. It requires organizations to establish AI policies, conduct AI-specific risk assessments, implement controls for responsible development and deployment, and maintain oversight mechanisms throughout the AI lifecycle.
Annex B of ISO 42001 provides AI-specific controls covering areas like AI system impact assessment, data quality for AI, transparency and explainability, human oversight, and AI system lifecycle management. These controls address the unique risks that AI systems introduce - bias, lack of interpretability, data dependency, and potential for unintended consequences - that traditional security frameworks weren't designed to handle.
With the EU AI Act entering enforcement and similar regulations emerging globally, ISO 42001 certification positions your organization ahead of regulatory requirements. We help you build an AIMS that's not just audit-ready but genuinely effective at governing AI risks, integrating governance into your ML development workflows rather than adding bureaucratic overhead.
Identifying all AI systems in your organization, classifying them by risk level and autonomy, and maintaining a comprehensive AI system registry.
Conducting AI-specific risk assessments covering bias, explainability, data quality, automation failures, and potential for unintended consequences on individuals and groups.
Establishing policies governing AI development, validation, deployment, monitoring, and retirement - with clear principles for ethical AI use and human oversight.
Implementing controls for model transparency, decision explainability, and stakeholder communication about AI system capabilities and limitations.
Managing AI systems across their full lifecycle - from design and training through deployment, monitoring, and decommissioning - with appropriate controls at each stage.
We design and implement your AI management system, establishing governance structures, policies, and processes tailored to your AI use cases and organizational context.
We conduct comprehensive AI-specific risk assessments that evaluate bias, explainability, data quality, and societal impact - producing actionable treatment plans.
We map your AIMS to EU AI Act requirements, positioning your organization for compliance with the most significant AI regulation globally.
We prepare your organization for ISO 42001 certification, coordinating with registrars and ensuring your documentation and evidence demonstrate a mature AIMS.
Every engagement starts with a free call. No pitch, just an honest assessment of where you stand with ISO 42001.
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