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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 Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

ISO/IEC 42001, the first AI management-system standard, is published. Recorded on 18 December 2023. It concerns ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AI management system. 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. Afterwards the instrument is recorded as voluntary standard.

Date
18 December 2023
Jurisdiction
International organisations (OECD, UNESCO, UN, G7, ISO)
Instrument
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 AI management system
Impact
Routine
Status afterwards
Voluntary standard
Official source
International Organization for Standardization

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” [AIPT-CHG-0033, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0033 (accessed 12 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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

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  title        = {{ISO/IEC 42001, the first AI management-system standard, is published}},
  year         = {2026},
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  urldate      = {2026-11-12},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 12 November 2026}
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