What Is ISO/IEC 42005?
ISO/IEC 42005 is the international standard, published in 2025, that provides guidance for organisations conducting AI system impact assessments across the AI system lifecycle.
ISO/IEC 42005 — the international standard, published in 2025, that provides guidance for organisations conducting AI system impact assessments across the AI system lifecycle.
ISO/IEC 42005 is the companion to ISO/IEC 42001: where 42001 specifies the AI management system, 42005 sets out how to identify, evaluate, and document an AI system's potential effects on individuals, groups, and society. It is guidance rather than a certifiable requirements standard, and it maps well onto the impact-assessment duties found in the EU AI Act and similar regimes.
Source: ISO/IEC 42005:2025
Plain-language explanation
ISO/IEC 42005 is the companion to ISO/IEC 42001: where 42001 specifies the AI management system, 42005 sets out how to identify, evaluate, and document an AI system's potential effects on individuals, groups, and society. It is guidance rather than a certifiable requirements standard, and it maps well onto the impact-assessment duties found in the EU AI Act and similar regimes.
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