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ISO/IEC 42005 (AI Impact Assessment)

ISO/IEC · Geneva, CH · effective 2025

The companion standard to ISO 42001 — how to conduct and document AI system impact assessments on individuals and society across the lifecycle.

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Who must comply
  • ▸Orgs running ISO 42001 AIMS
  • ▸Anyone needing a defensible AI impact assessment
Penalties

None — evidentiary support for ISO 42001 and EU AI Act conformity.

Key obligations
Impact scoping
Define scope, stakeholders and potential impacts.
Assessment process
Identify, analyse and document impacts & mitigations.
Lifecycle review
Revisit as the system and context change.
Sectors in scope
All ISO 42001 adoptersPublic sectorHealthcareFinance
Threats & cybersecurity it addresses
Unassessed societal impactBlind-spot harms
Crosswalks — comply once, cover many
ISO 42001EU AI Act →NIST AI RMF →
CSOAI Layer 0 mapping

Charter Art. 24, 33

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