ISO/IEC 42001

The ISO/IEC standard (2023) that specifies requirements for an AI management system, certifiable by accredited bodies 1. As of 2026-09-24 it is not a harmonised standard under the AI Act, so certification gives no presumption of conformity 2.

Developed in
ch. 22, The management-system trio
ch. 08, ISO/IEC 42001, 42005 and 42006
Chapters
ch. 07, Maturity Model · ch. 08, Regulatory Map · ch. 22, Principles & Standards
Compared side by side
ISO 42001 vs EU AI Act · NIST AI RMF vs ISO 42001
Source
2 numbered references, listed below

Where it is used

19 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Patterns that use this term

33 pattern pages use the term; the 10 that use it most:

Sources

  1. [1] ISO/IEC 42001:2023, AI management systems (referenced by identifier only; requirements for an AI management system; clause 10.2 nonconformity and corrective action). ISO/IEC. 2023. https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html (verified: secondary)
  2. [2] Standardisation of the AI Act (no harmonised standard yet referenced in the Official Journal, so no presumption of conformity from any standard, ISO/IEC 42001 included; page last updated 2026-08-03; none found in the Publications Office index on 2026-09-24). European Commission. 2026-08-03. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/ai-act-standardisation (verified: primary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). ISO/IEC 42001. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/iso-iec-42001. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026isoiec42001,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{ISO/IEC 42001}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/iso-iec-42001}
}