ISO/IEC 42001
AIGP glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (AIGP certified)
ISO/IEC 42001 - AI management system standard underpinning foundational guardrails.
In the AIGP body of knowledge, ISO/IEC 42001 comes up under Module 7: Governing AI Deployment · BoK IV.A.
ISO/IEC 42001 in context
- Two frameworks with different DNA → [[ISO/IEC 42001:2023]] is an AI management system standard for any size and industry, while [[HUDERIA]] is the Council of Europe's human-rights impact methodology built on a risk-based, [[Proportionality principle]]-driven approach with eight principles. (ISO 42001 and HUDERIA)
- ==Tier 1 foundational== guardrails apply to every system and follow ==ISO/IEC 42001 and the NIST AI RMF==; ==Tier 2 risk-based== guardrails are sized to the use case (retail bot vs banking disputes bot); ==Tier 3 societal== guardrails address communities, industries and the environment. (The three-tier guardrail framework)
Where ISO/IEC 42001 is covered in the AIGP study notes
Related terms
- Tier 1 foundational guardrails
- Tier 2 risk-based guardrails
- Tier 3 societal guardrails
- NIST AI RMF
- Interruptibility
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