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ISO/IEC 42005:2025, the AI system impact-assessment standard (a companion to the AI Act's Article 27 FRIA and to ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A.5), giving a structured method for assessing an AI system's impacts on people and society 1.

Developed in
ch. 08, ISO/IEC 42001, 42005 and 42006
ch. 14, Impact assessments compared
Chapters
ch. 08, Regulatory Map · ch. 14, Development
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

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

ISO/IEC 42005: mentions per chapter14 mentions of the term across 5 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter04 The Stack: 1 mention04 The Stack107 Maturity Model: 1 mention07 Maturity Model108 Regulatory Map: 5 mentions08 Regulatory Map514 Development: 3 mentions14 Development322 Principles & Standards: 4 mentions22 Principles & Standards4No mentions in the other 18 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
ISO/IEC 42005: mentions per chapter14 mentions of the term across 5 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter0001020304 The Stack: 1 mention104050607 Maturity Model: 1 mention10708 Regulatory Map: 5 mentions5081011121314 Development: 3 mentions3141516171819202122 Principles & Standards: 4 mentions42223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of ISO/IEC 42005 per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack1No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model1No
08 Regulatory Map5Yes
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development3Yes
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards4No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

2 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

ISO/IEC 42005: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-Code02 InventoryISO/IEC 42005Related terms (7)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)AI system · RelatedAI systemAI system impact assessment · RelatedAI system impact assessmentAlgorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA) · RelatedAlgorithmic Impact AssessmentBias audit (NYC Local Law 144) · RelatedBias auditFRIA · RelatedFRIAISO/IEC 42001 · RelatedISO/IEC 42001Patterns using it (2)FRIA-as-Code, 5 mentions · Uses the termFRIA-as-CodeModel Card as Control Evidence, 2 mentions · Uses the termModel Card as Control Evidence
ISO/IEC 42005: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-Code02 InventoryRelated terms (7)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)AI system · RelatedAI systemAI system impact assessment · RelatedAI system impact assessmentAlgorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA) · RelatedAlgorithmic Impact AssessmentBias audit (NYC Local Law 144) · RelatedBias auditFRIA · RelatedFRIAISO/IEC 42001 · RelatedISO/IEC 42001Patterns using it (2)FRIA-as-Code, 5 mentions · Uses the termFRIA-as-CodeModel Card as Control Evidence, 2 mentions · Uses the termModel Card as Control EvidenceISO/IEC 42005
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of ISO/IEC 42005
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsAI systemRelated
Related termsAI system impact assessmentRelated
Related termsAlgorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA)Related
Related termsBias audit (NYC Local Law 144)Related
Related termsFRIARelated
Related termsISO/IEC 42001Related
Patterns using itFRIA-as-Code, 5 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using itModel Card as Control Evidence, 2 mentionsUses the term
  • AI system impact assessment

    An assessment of how an AI system and its foreseeable applications may affect individuals, groups and society, performed across the lifecycle and updated as…

  • Algorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA)

    The assessment Canada's Directive on Automated Decision-Making requires before a federal automated decision system goes into production.

  • Bias audit (NYC Local Law 144)

    An independent audit, required within the year before an employer uses an automated employment decision tool in New York City, that reports selection or…

  • ISO/IEC 42001

    The ISO/IEC standard (2023) that specifies requirements for an AI management system, certifiable by accredited bodies.

  • AI Act (EU)

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU's horizontal, risk-tiered law for AI, amended by the Digital Omnibus.

  • AI system

    For governance, the object the AI definition brings into scope.

  • FRIA

    Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment: the AI Act Article 27 assessment of a high-risk system's impact on rights, maintained here as a versioned, reviewable…

Sources

  1. [1] ISO/IEC 42005:2025, AI system impact assessment (companion to Art. 27 and ISO 42001 Annex A.5). ISO/IEC. 2025-05. https://www.iso.org/standard/44545.html (verified: secondary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). ISO/IEC 42005. 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-42005. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026isoiec42005,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{ISO/IEC 42005}},
  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-42005}
}