title: “ISO/IEC 42001 Mapping” description: “How AIGO relates to ISO/IEC 42001 and AI management system practices.”
ISO/IEC 42001 Mapping
The AIGO Framework provides a dedicated mapping package for relating AIGO governance structures, activities, controls, and records to ISO/IEC 42001 and AI management system practices. The mapping is intended to help organizations understand how AIGO can support implementation of AI governance capabilities within an AI management system. ISO/IEC 42001 remains a separate standard with its own requirements, terminology, scope, and conformity considerations.Purpose
The mapping can help organizations: * understand relationships between AIGO and ISO/IEC 42001 * support AI management system implementation * identify governance activities relevant to ISO/IEC 42001 * relate requirements to AIGO controls * identify supporting evidence * support gap analysis * support implementation planning * support internal assessment and assurance * maintain traceability between AIGO governance records and management system activities The mapping should be used together with the applicable ISO/IEC 42001 standard and relevant authoritative material.Coverage
The AIGO v0.1 mapping package includes relationships covering areas such as: * AI management system requirements * organizational governance * leadership and accountability * planning * AI risk management * AI impact considerations * operational processes * controls * lifecycle governance * documentation * evidence * monitoring * performance evaluation * assurance * continual improvement * AIGO control relationships The detailed mapping artifacts are maintained separately under the repository mapping package.How to use the mapping
A practical implementation approach is: 1. Define the scope of the organization’s AI management system. 2. Identify the relevant ISO/IEC 42001 requirement or control. 3. Locate the corresponding AIGO mapping relationship. 4. Identify the applicable AIGO governance activity or control. 5. Determine the required evidence and records. 6. Assess implementation status. 7. Identify gaps or deficiencies. 8. Implement remediation where required. 9. Perform appropriate governance review or assurance. 10. Maintain and improve the AI management system over time. A simplified relationship is: ISO/IEC 42001 requirement → AIGO mapping → governance activity / control → evidence → assessment → assurance → improvement The mapping helps establish the relationship between the two models. It does not independently determine conformity.Relationship between AIGO and ISO/IEC 42001
AIGO and ISO/IEC 42001 serve related but distinct purposes. AIGO provides an AI governance framework with governance concepts, lifecycle activities, controls, machine-readable governance records, evaluation capabilities, and implementation guidance. ISO/IEC 42001 specifies requirements for an AI management system. AIGO may therefore be used to support implementation of governance capabilities within an AI management system, but the two should not be treated as interchangeable frameworks.Management system support
AIGO governance activities can support management system processes such as: * governance establishment * role definition * AI system registration * classification * risk assessment * control implementation * control assessment * approval * monitoring * assurance * management review * incident management * change management * continual improvement * retirement The exact relationship between an AIGO activity and an ISO/IEC 42001 requirement should be determined using the controlled mapping package.Risk management
Risk management is a major area of relationship between AIGO and ISO/IEC 42001. AIGO provides governance structures for: AI system → risk → treatment → control → evidence → assessment → assurance These structures can support an organization’s broader AI risk-management processes. However, an AIGO risk record should not automatically be interpreted as satisfying every applicable ISO/IEC 42001 risk-management requirement. The organization’s defined management system scope, processes, criteria, records, and applicable requirements must be considered.Controls
The AIGO control framework provides machine-readable and human-readable representations of governance controls. The mapping can help organizations identify where AIGO controls may support relevant ISO/IEC 42001 control expectations. A mapping relationship may indicate that an AIGO control: * supports an ISO/IEC 42001 requirement * contributes to implementation of a control * supports evidence generation * supports assessment * supports assurance * addresses only part of a broader requirement A mapping does not mean that the AIGO control independently establishes conformity.Evidence and documentation
AIGO provides governance records and evidence relationships that can support management system operation. Relevant records may include: * governance records * AI system records * risk assessments * control records * control assessments * approvals * monitoring records * incident records * change records * assurance records * management reviews * improvement records * retirement records These records can contribute to traceability and management system evidence. Organizations should nevertheless determine which documented information is required by their management system and whether the available evidence is sufficient for the applicable requirement.Performance evaluation and assurance
AIGO monitoring and assurance activities can support management system performance evaluation. A practical governance relationship is: monitoring → assessment → assurance → management review → improvement Assurance activities may examine: * governance processes * controls * risk management * evidence * performance * implementation * effectiveness * identified deficiencies * corrective actions The appropriate level of independence and objectivity depends on the organization’s governance model and assurance objectives.Continual improvement
AIGO’s continuous improvement model aligns naturally with the management-system concept of maintaining and improving governance capability. AIGO can capture improvement inputs from: * monitoring * incidents * changes * risk reassessment * control assessments * assurance findings * management review * evaluation results * validation results * stakeholder feedback * lessons learned A practical improvement cycle is: observe → assess → decide → implement → verify → learn This provides a governance mechanism for maintaining and improving AI management capabilities over time.Evaluation and automation
AIGO includes a machine-readable evaluation layer that can support defined governance checks. The conceptual relationship is: ISO/IEC 42001 requirement → AIGO mapping → governance condition → rule → evaluation → result Automated evaluation can provide useful governance evidence or identify conditions requiring attention. However, an automated evaluation result should not automatically be interpreted as a conformity determination. Human assessment remains necessary where interpretation, contextual judgment, management-system decisions, or professional evaluation is required.Mapping and conformity
The mapping is intended to support implementation and traceability. It does not by itself establish: * conformity to ISO/IEC 42001 * certification * accreditation * successful audit * effective implementation of an AI management system * fulfillment of every applicable requirement Organizations seeking conformity or certification must evaluate the applicable ISO/IEC 42001 requirements within the defined management system scope and use the appropriate assessment or certification process.Maintenance
The mapping should be reviewed when: * ISO/IEC 42001 is revised * relevant interpretations or guidance change * the organization’s management system scope changes * AIGO changes * AIGO controls change * governance processes change * new evidence requirements are identified * assurance findings identify mapping deficiencies Mapping changes should preserve appropriate version and source traceability.Important limitation
An AIGO-to-ISO/IEC 42001 mapping expresses a relationship between governance concepts, activities, controls, or requirements. It does not mean that AIGO is equivalent to ISO/IEC 42001 or that implementation of AIGO automatically establishes conformity. Organizations remain responsible for determining the applicable requirements and demonstrating that their AI management system satisfies those requirements within its defined scope.Canonical source
The complete ISO/IEC 42001 mapping package is maintained in:mappings/iso-42001/
The repository contains the controlled AIGO mapping artifacts and associated supporting materials.
The mapping should be interpreted together with the applicable ISO/IEC 42001 requirements and authoritative sources.