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title: "OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems"
description: "An OECD tool (2022) for characterising an AI system from a policy perspective along five dimensions: People & Planet, Economic Context, Data & Input, AI Model, and Task & Output."
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/oecd-framework-for-the-classification-of-ai-systems
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
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doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
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updated: 2026-09-24
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# OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

An OECD tool (2022) for characterising an AI system from a policy perspective along five dimensions: People & Planet, Economic Context, Data & Input, AI Model, and Task & Output [1]. In engineering practice its dimensions become groups of registry fields that route controls.

- Developed in: [ch. 22, The Framework for the Classification of AI Systems](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/principles-and-standards#the-framework-for-the-classification-of-ai-systems)
- Chapters: [ch. 22, Principles & Standards](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/principles-and-standards)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-oecd-framework-for-the-classification-of-ai-systems

## Sources

[1] OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems (OECD Digital Economy Papers No. 323; People & Planet, Economic Context, Data & Input, AI Model, Task & Output). OECD. 2022-02-22. https://doi.org/10.1787/cb6d9eca-en (verified: primary)