ISO/IEC 42005:2025 — Information technology — Artificial intelligence (AI) — AI system impact assessment
Guidance standard from ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 for organizations performing AI system impact assessments focused on individuals and societies that can be affected by an AI system and its foreseeable applications. It covers how and when to perform assessments, at which stages of the AI system lifecycle, and how to document them. It operationalizes the impact-assessment requirement embedded in ISO/IEC 42001 and complements ISO/IEC 23894's risk-management guidance.
Publisher
ISO/IEC
Published
28 May 2025
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yesterday
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Key Findings
- Provides a repeatable process for identifying, analyzing and documenting intended and unintended effects of AI systems on individuals, groups and society — not just on the deploying organization.
- Recommends assessments throughout the AI lifecycle (design, development, deployment, post-deployment monitoring) with updates as systems or contexts change.
- Guidance-only ('should' language): not certifiable and requires no external auditor; designed to integrate with existing risk management (ISO/IEC 23894) and management systems (ISO/IEC 42001).
- Includes documentation guidance so impact assessments produce reviewable artifacts; edition 1.0, 39 pages, published 28 May 2025.
Methodology Notes
International consensus guidance standard (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42). Non-certifiable process guidance, in contrast to the certifiable requirements standard ISO/IEC 42001; frequently cited as the companion that fulfils 42001's impact-assessment clause. Full text paywalled; catalogue pages are canonical.
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IEC Webstore — ISO/IEC 42005:2025 (official co-publisher catalogue page) (primary)
ISO catalogue page — ISO/IEC 42005:2025 (blocks automated fetch; resolves in browser) (28 May 2025)
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ISO/IEC (2025). ISO/IEC 42005:2025 — Information technology — Artificial intelligence (AI) — AI system impact assessment. ISO/IEC. https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/107659