ISO 42001 AI Management

ISO 42001 is the first International Standard for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems, designed to help organisations implement, maintain, and improve AI management practices.

It was jointly published in December 2023 by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). 

As ISO 42001 consultants, we can help you implement an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) that provides a systematic approach to managing the development, continual improvement and general use of AI in a responsible and ethical manner.

When you choose to work with an ISO 42001 Consultant, you are giving your organisation the best chance at passing your certification the first time. We work with organisations all over the UK and abroad to help them implement management systems to gain the standards they require.

Although ISO 42001 is a relatively new standard, we’ve been working as ISO consultants and implementing ISO Standards for 18 years. We have worked with clients in a wide range of sectors, including quality, sustainability and risk. In that time, we’ve developed a unique 7-step methodology to implement any ISO Standard called ‘Isology®’. We will apply this methodology to help seamlessly integrate ISO 42001 into your existing systems.

A complete break-down of each of the 7 steps is available on our isology® Roadmap page, alternatively we have also explained it fully on a previous podcast episode.

ISO 42001 is applicable to any organisation that is involved in developing, deploying OR Using AI systems.

So, if you’re a company who is only utilising AI in your day to day activities, it’s still very much applicable to you.

With our ISO 42001 Consultancy package, you gain access to all of our online training and resources. We are currently working on creating a suite of content, which will be available on our online membership site – the Isologyhub.

Our isologyhub is part of our ISO consultancy. It’s the leading place for businesses to learn how to achieve ISO Standards. It’s packed with in-depth, practical training and resources on all aspects of planning, creating and managing a successful ISO system. If you’d like to learn more, watch our Introduction video.

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With ISO 42001 being such a new standard, we often are asked what the benefits are and if organisations should gain this standard. As ISO consultants we know that this standard will be important for all businesses that utilise AI in any of their processes.

The main benefits of implementing ISO 42001 are:

• Demonstrate responsible and ethical use of AI within your organisation
• You provide traceability, transparency and reliability in AI use and development
• ISO 42001 supports compliance with legal and regulatory Standards
• Helps to implement a framework for managing risks and opportunities within your business
• You demonstrate that introducing AI is a strategic business decision with clear objectives
• Encourages innovation within your business
• It provides practical guidance for developers to implement safeguards

If you are considering ISO 42001 for your business and are looking for some support. Contact our ISO 42001 consultants today, we can use our expert knowledge and industry experience to help you achieve your certification.

Another reason for implementing ISO 42001 is to better understand the risks of using AI within business functions. By educating yourself and your employees about the following risks through ISO 42001, you can minimise the overall risk to your organisation for;

Inaccurate information – Many of the chatbots and public AI tools are trained on publicly available information, and as we all know, not everything on the internet is true.

AI bias – Studies have proven that AI results can still be biased. As all the data fed into it is all based on existing information, it still presents the issue of a lack of information from underrepresented groups or existing bias based on existing data.

Time sensitivity – Not all AI use live data sets. Google’s Gemini does, however Chat GPT is only accurate up until 2021. So double check whichever tool you’re using to make sure the information it produces is up-to-date.

Plagiarism – Data gathered using AI came from somewhere! If you simply copy and paste information provided by AI platforms, there’s a chance you may be plagiarising existing content.

Security risks – The use of AI can expose you to additional security risks. For example, malicious actors could send someone an email with a hidden prompt injection in it. If the receiver happened to use an AI virtual assistant, the attacker might be able to manipulate it into sending the attacker personal information from the victim’s emails.

Data Poisoning – AI uses large data sets to train its models, and we currently rely on these data sets being relatively accurate. However, researchers have found that it’s possible to poison data sets – so in future, AI may not be very reliable if preventative measures aren’t put in place by AI developers.

To ensure your business is working towards reducing these risks – contact our ISO 42001 consultants today.

ISO 42001 support the following Sustainable Development Goals: