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Is ISO 42001 Really about AI "Governance"?

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Aron Lange
Jun 22, 2026
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“AI Governance” is now firmly in the buzzword hall of fame. And when people reach for a standard to anchor it, they almost always reach for ISO/IEC 42001.

Here’s the inconvenient detail: ISO 42001 is a management system standard. The clue is in the name — Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS). It sits in the same structural family as ISO 27001…

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