Glare•9

ISO 42001 AI Management System

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is the international standard for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems (AIMS). It provides organisations with a structured approach to governing AI responsibly — covering policy, risk management, objectives, and continual improvement. Glare•9 provides the operational governance infrastructure that turns ISO 42001 requirements into working controls.

What ISO 42001 requires

Like other ISO management system standards, ISO 42001 follows a Plan–Do–Check–Act structure with requirements across leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement. Key obligations include:

  • Establishing an AI policy with defined objectives and leadership accountability
  • Conducting AI risk and impact assessments before deployment and throughout the AI lifecycle
  • Defining roles, responsibilities, and competence requirements for AI system owners
  • Implementing operational controls to manage identified AI risks
  • Monitoring AI system performance and maintaining documented records of evidence
  • Continually improving the management system as AI capabilities and obligations evolve

How Glare•9 maps to ISO 42001 clauses

Glare•9 provides the technical controls that satisfy the operational layer of ISO 42001 certification. Rather than treating governance as documentation, it is embedded directly into AI workflows — producing the evidence base that auditors and certification bodies assess.

  • Policy enforcement controls map to Clause 8 (Operation) requirements for managing AI risks
  • Immutable audit logs satisfy Clause 7.5 (Documented Information) and Clause 9.1 (Monitoring and measurement)
  • Human oversight infrastructure supports Clause 6.1 (Actions to address risks) and AI impact assessment obligations
  • Traceable decision records provide the continual review evidence required by Clause 10 (Improvement)

ISO 42001 and multi-framework alignment

ISO 42001 uses the Harmonised Structure shared by ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and other management system standards. Organisations already certified under those frameworks can integrate ISO 42001 efficiently. Glare•9 governance evidence is designed to serve multiple overlapping compliance obligations simultaneously.

Related regulatory frameworks

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