ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42

The joint ISO/IEC committee on Artificial Intelligence standardization, developing international AI standards for governance, risk, and interoperability.

Définition

A formal international working group under the ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee, responsible for creating consensus standards (e.g., AI vocabulary, risk-management frameworks, trustworthiness metrics). Participating organizations (vendors, regulators, academia) influence standards, and governance teams map these standards to internal processes to achieve compliance and interoperability with industry best practices.

Exemple concret

A software vendor aligns its AI-development lifecycle to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42’s forthcoming standard on AI risk-management. They participate in public reviews, adopt draft guidelines for risk thresholds, and adjust their internal risk registers—positioning themselves early for compliance when the standard is finalized.