ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management System: Audit Readiness
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 specifies requirements for an artificial intelligence management system (AIMS). For a Council of AI-credentialed provider, audit readiness under 42001 is the structured complement to monitored containment: the AIMS requires documented boundaries, risk treatments, and monitoring — which maps directly to the Council boundary-instrumentation baseline. Key readiness milestones: (1) AI policy documented and board-endorsed. (2) AI risk assessment conducted and linked to organisational risk register. (3) AI impact assessment process established, covering fairness, transparency, and explainability. (4) AI system inventory maintained with versioned model cards and provenance records. (5) Internal audit programme for AI controls scheduled and resourced. (6) Management review of AIMS effectiveness conducted at least annually.
The Council of AI offers a verified measurement credential that satisfies the monitoring-and-evidence demand of 42001 Clauses 9-10. Certification under 42001 does not prove the AI cannot fail — it proves the management system is watching, measuring, and improving. That is monitored containment applied to organisational governance.
Standards and sources referenced
- ISO/IEC 42001:2023
- CSOAI Verified Measurement Credential
- Council of AI Containment Incident Index
- ISO/IEC 22989:2022