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ISO/IEC 42001, the first AI management-system standard, is published

Concerns ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AI management system

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice) Open official source Context file

What changed?

ISO and IEC published ISO/IEC 42001:2023, a certifiable management-system standard for organisations developing, providing or using AI, with lifecycle controls in Annex A.

What does it mean in practice?

Organisations can certify AI governance; procurement and regulators increasingly reference it as evidence.

Official source

ISO/IEC 42001:2023International Organization for Standardization · 18 Dec 2023

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AIPolicyTracker (2026). “ISO/IEC 42001, the first AI management-system standard, is published”. https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2023-12-18-iso-iec-42001-published (accessed 27 September 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Cite the official text alongside it: ISO/IEC 42001:2023, International Organization for Standardization, https://www.iso.org/standard/42001.

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