--- title: "ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management FAQ" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/items/page/2" author: "Sorena AI" description: "ISO/IEC 42001 FAQ for ISO/IEC 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System: practical decisions, evidence, owners, review cadence, and source-linked implementation guidance." published_at: "2026-05-09" updated_at: "2026-05-09" keywords: - "ISO/IEC 42001 FAQ" - "ISO/IEC 42001" - "ISO/IEC 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System" - "ISO/IEC 42001 FAQ checklist" - "ISO/IEC 42001 FAQ evidence" - "ISO/IEC 42001 FAQ implementation" - "FAQ" - "global compliance" --- **[SORENA](https://www.sorena.io/)** - AI-Powered GRC Platform [Home](https://www.sorena.io/) | [Solutions](https://www.sorena.io/solutions) | [Artifacts](https://www.sorena.io/artifacts) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) | [Contact](https://www.sorena.io/contact) | [Portal](https://app.sorena.io) --- # ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management FAQ ISO/IEC 42001 FAQ for ISO/IEC 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System: practical decisions, evidence, owners, review cadence, and source-linked implementation guidance. *FAQ* *Global* *ISO/IEC 42001* ## ISO/IEC 42001 FAQ ISO/IEC 42001 FAQ should help teams make a decision, assign owners, and collect evidence under ISO/IEC 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System. Grounded in external ISO, NIST, EU, or framework sources where relevant. This is practical implementation guidance, supporting implementation planning and should be validated against jurisdiction-specific legal, contractual, and policy requirements before implementation. This page for ISO/IEC 42001: define AI system scope and ownership, collect policy, governance, and monitoring evidence, and trigger reviews when risk, system purpose, or stakeholder obligations change. ## Browse sub-FAQ modules ### [ISO/IEC 42001 AI Policy FAQ](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/ai-policy.md) How should teams handle AI Policy under ISO/IEC 42001? Practical answer with owners, evidence, review triggers, and external source references. - 4 items ### [ISO/IEC 42001 Certification FAQ](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/certification.md) How should teams handle Certification under ISO/IEC 42001? Practical answer with owners, evidence, review triggers, and external source references. - 4 items ### [ISO/IEC 42001 Generative AI FAQ](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/generative-ai.md) How should teams handle Generative AI under ISO/IEC 42001? Practical answer with owners, evidence, review triggers, and external source references. - 4 items ### [ISO/IEC 42001 High Risk AI FAQ](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/high-risk-ai.md) How should teams handle High Risk AI under ISO/IEC 42001? Practical answer with owners, evidence, review triggers, and external source references. - 4 items ### [ISO/IEC 42001 Human Oversight FAQ](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/human-oversight.md) How should teams handle Human Oversight under ISO/IEC 42001? Practical answer with owners, evidence, review triggers, and external source references. - 4 items ### [ISO/IEC 42001 Post Market Monitoring FAQ](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/post-market-monitoring.md) How should teams operate post-market monitoring evidence under ISO/IEC 42001? Practical answer with owners, evidence, review triggers, and external source references. - 4 items ### [ISO/IEC 42001 Provider And Deployer Roles FAQ](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/provider-and-deployer-roles.md) How should teams separate AI Provider And Deployer Roles under ISO/IEC 42001 and AI governance work? Practical answer with owners, evidence, review triggers, and external source references. - 4 items ### [ISO/IEC 42001 Risk Controls FAQ](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/risk-controls.md) How should teams handle Risk Controls under ISO/IEC 42001? Practical answer with owners, evidence, review triggers, and external source references. - 4 items Browse all indexed questions: [/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/items](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/items.md) ## All FAQ items *Page 2 of 2. Showing 12 of 32 items.* ### [How should teams operate post-market monitoring evidence under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/post-market-monitoring.md#how-should-teams-operate-post-market-monitoring-evidence-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Post Market Monitoring](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/post-market-monitoring.md)* Start with the operational decision: define what Post Market Monitoring means in your ISO/IEC 42001 scope, who owns it, and what record proves the decision is current. - Name the accountable owner and reviewer for Post Market Monitoring. - Record the scope, assumptions, decision, approval date, evidence location, exception status, and next review trigger. - Escalate when Post Market Monitoring changes risk acceptance, service commitments, customer promises, regulatory duties, or certification evidence. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html?ref=sorena.io) - ISO listing for AIMS requirements that supports monitoring AI system performance, keeping operational evidence current, and feeding post-market findings into management review. - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - ISO risk-management listing that supports using post-market monitoring signals to reassess AI risks, controls, and treatment decisions. ### [What evidence should prove Post Market Monitoring is current under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/post-market-monitoring.md#what-evidence-should-prove-post-market-monitoring-is-current-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Post Market Monitoring](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/post-market-monitoring.md)* The evidence should show the process operating. For this artifact, the strongest record usually includes AIMS scope, AI inventory, AI policy, role map, risk and impact assessments, control evidence, monitoring records, human oversight, and management review outputs. - Use source records from the system of work, not screenshots created only for audit day. - Keep exceptions visible as risk acceptance, corrective action, or management-review input. - Update linked registers when the answer changes an owner, risk, control, service, supplier, or review date. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - ISO risk-management listing that supports using post-market monitoring signals to reassess AI risks, controls, and treatment decisions. - [Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding EU AI regulation used for ISO/IEC 42001 comparison. ### [Who should approve Post Market Monitoring decisions under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/post-market-monitoring.md#who-should-approve-post-market-monitoring-decisions-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Post Market Monitoring](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/post-market-monitoring.md)* The person who can fund, operate, and correct the process should own the decision; governance should review consistency and exceptions. - Use a named owner, named backup, and named escalation forum. - Separate preparation work from risk acceptance and final approval. - Keep approval records with the evidence rather than in disconnected email threads. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html?ref=sorena.io) - ISO listing for AIMS requirements that supports monitoring AI system performance, keeping operational evidence current, and feeding post-market findings into management review. - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - ISO risk-management listing that supports using post-market monitoring signals to reassess AI risks, controls, and treatment decisions. ### [When should Post Market Monitoring be reviewed under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/post-market-monitoring.md#when-should-post-market-monitoring-be-reviewed-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Post Market Monitoring](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/post-market-monitoring.md)* Review it at planned intervals and whenever the underlying scope, service, supplier, control, risk, AI system, personal data flow, incident process, or customer commitment changes. - Set a planned review date and a change-trigger rule. - Use findings to update controls, procedures, contracts, risk registers, or training. - Carry unresolved items into management review or risk acceptance. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html?ref=sorena.io) - ISO listing for AIMS requirements that supports monitoring AI system performance, keeping operational evidence current, and feeding post-market findings into management review. - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - ISO risk-management listing that supports using post-market monitoring signals to reassess AI risks, controls, and treatment decisions. ### [How should teams separate AI Provider And Deployer Roles under ISO/IEC 42001 and AI governance work?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/provider-and-deployer-roles.md#how-should-teams-separate-ai-provider-and-deployer-roles-under-isoiec-42001-and-ai-governance-work) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Provider And Deployer Roles](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/provider-and-deployer-roles.md)* Start with the operational decision: define what Provider And Deployer Roles means in your ISO/IEC 42001 scope, who owns it, and what record proves the decision is current. - Name the accountable owner and reviewer for Provider And Deployer Roles. - Record the scope, assumptions, decision, approval date, evidence location, exception status, and next review trigger. - Escalate when Provider And Deployer Roles changes risk acceptance, service commitments, customer promises, regulatory duties, or certification evidence. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI management system requirements. - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI risk management guidance. ### [What evidence should prove Provider And Deployer Roles is current under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/provider-and-deployer-roles.md#what-evidence-should-prove-provider-and-deployer-roles-is-current-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Provider And Deployer Roles](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/provider-and-deployer-roles.md)* The evidence should show the process operating. For this artifact, the strongest record usually includes AIMS scope, AI inventory, AI policy, role map, risk and impact assessments, control evidence, monitoring records, human oversight, and management review outputs. - Use source records from the system of work, not screenshots created only for audit day. - Keep exceptions visible as risk acceptance, corrective action, or management-review input. - Update linked registers when the answer changes an owner, risk, control, service, supplier, or review date. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI risk management guidance. - [Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding EU AI regulation used for ISO/IEC 42001 comparison. ### [Who should approve Provider And Deployer Roles decisions under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/provider-and-deployer-roles.md#who-should-approve-provider-and-deployer-roles-decisions-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Provider And Deployer Roles](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/provider-and-deployer-roles.md)* The person who can fund, operate, and correct the process should own the decision; governance should review consistency and exceptions. - Use a named owner, named backup, and named escalation forum. - Separate preparation work from risk acceptance and final approval. - Keep approval records with the evidence rather than in disconnected email threads. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI management system requirements. - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI risk management guidance. ### [When should Provider And Deployer Roles be reviewed under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/provider-and-deployer-roles.md#when-should-provider-and-deployer-roles-be-reviewed-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Provider And Deployer Roles](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/provider-and-deployer-roles.md)* Review it at planned intervals and whenever the underlying scope, service, supplier, control, risk, AI system, personal data flow, incident process, or customer commitment changes. - Set a planned review date and a change-trigger rule. - Use findings to update controls, procedures, contracts, risk registers, or training. - Carry unresolved items into management review or risk acceptance. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI management system requirements. - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI risk management guidance. ### [How should teams handle Risk Controls under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/risk-controls.md#how-should-teams-handle-risk-controls-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Risk Controls](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/risk-controls.md)* Start with the operational decision: define what risk controls means in your ISO/IEC 42001 scope, for example access restrictions, approval steps, human oversight, monitoring, testing, incident response, supplier checks, or rollback procedures, and record who owns them and what record proves the decision is current. - Name the accountable owner and reviewer for risk controls. - Record the scope, assumptions, decision, approval date, evidence location, exception status, and next review trigger. - Escalate when risk controls change risk acceptance, service commitments, customer promises, regulatory duties, or certification evidence. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI management system requirements. - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI risk management guidance. ### [What evidence should prove Risk Controls is current under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/risk-controls.md#what-evidence-should-prove-risk-controls-is-current-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Risk Controls](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/risk-controls.md)* The evidence should show the process operating. For this artifact, the strongest record usually includes AIMS scope, AI inventory, AI policy, role map, risk and impact assessments, control evidence, monitoring records, human oversight, and management review outputs. - Use source records from the system of work, not screenshots created only for audit day. - Keep exceptions visible as risk acceptance, corrective action, or management-review input. - Update linked registers when the answer changes an owner, risk, control, service, supplier, or review date. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI risk management guidance. - [Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding EU AI regulation used for ISO/IEC 42001 comparison. ### [Who should approve Risk Controls decisions under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/risk-controls.md#who-should-approve-risk-controls-decisions-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Risk Controls](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/risk-controls.md)* The person who can fund, operate, and correct the process should own the decision; governance should review consistency and exceptions. - Use a named owner, named backup, and named escalation forum. - Separate preparation work from risk acceptance and final approval. - Keep approval records with the evidence rather than in disconnected email threads. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI management system requirements. - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI risk management guidance. ### [When should Risk Controls be reviewed under ISO/IEC 42001?](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/risk-controls.md#when-should-risk-controls-be-reviewed-under-isoiec-42001) *Module: [ISO/IEC 42001 Risk Controls](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/risk-controls.md)* Review it at planned intervals and whenever the underlying scope, service, supplier, control, risk, AI system, personal data flow, incident process, or customer commitment changes. - Set a planned review date and a change-trigger rule. - Use findings to update controls, procedures, contracts, risk registers, or training. - Carry unresolved items into management review or risk acceptance. Sources for this answer: - [ISO/IEC 42001:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/81230.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI management system requirements. - [ISO/IEC 23894:2023 standard page](https://www.iso.org/standard/77304.html?ref=sorena.io) - Primary ISO listing for AI risk management guidance. ## FAQ Pagination - Canonical index (page 1): [/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/items](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/items.md) - Page 1 rule: `/page/1` is intentionally not generated; use the canonical index markdown URL. - Current page: 2 of 2 Pages: [1](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/items.md) | [2](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/items/page/2.md) [Previous page](/artifacts/global/iso-42001/faq/items.md) *Recommended next step* *Placement: after implementation guidance* ## Operationalize ISO/IEC 42001 FAQ Capture owners, evidence, decisions, and review dates in one workflow record so AI governance controls and escalation points stay auditable over time. - [Open Assessment Autopilot for ISO/IEC 42001](/solutions/assessment.md): Convert ISO/IEC 42001 FAQ into accountable tasks, evidence requests, and review checkpoints. - [Talk through ISO/IEC 42001 implementation](/contact.md): Review your current scope, evidence gaps, and next implementation steps. --- [Privacy Policy](https://www.sorena.io/privacy) | [Terms of Use](https://www.sorena.io/terms-of-use) | [DMCA](https://www.sorena.io/dmca) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) (c) 2026 Sorena AB (559573-7338). 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