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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 – Artificial Intelligence Standards Committee
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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 is the premier international AI standards committee; its outputs (e.g., ISO/IEC 42001, 23894) are increasingly referenced in national AI regulations and procurement frameworks globally.
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Summary
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 is the primary international standards committee responsible for AI standardization, operating under joint ISO/IEC governance with ANSI as secretariat. It develops and coordinates AI standards across topics including trustworthiness, bias, transparency, and AI system lifecycle, with 41 published standards and 48 under development. The committee serves as the focal point for AI standardization guidance to other ISO, IEC, and JTC 1 committees.
Key Points
- •Primary international standards body for AI, established in 2017, covering foundational AI concepts, trustworthiness, robustness, and bias mitigation
- •Has published 41 AI-related ISO/IEC standards with 48 more under development, covering a broad range of AI governance and technical topics
- •Contributes to 15 UN Sustainable Development Goals through its AI standardization work, reflecting wide societal scope
- •Provides coordination and guidance to other ISO/IEC committees developing AI applications, centralizing international AI standards
- •Key standards include ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management systems) and ISO/IEC 23894 (AI risk management), relevant to safe AI deployment
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## About
- Secretariat:
[ANSI](https://www.iso.org/member/2188.html "American National Standards Institute (United States)")(United States)
Committee Manager:
[Ms Heather Benko](mailto:hbenko@ansi.org)
- Chairperson (until end 2027):
Mr Wael Diab
- ISO Technical Programme Manager \[TPM\]:
[Mr Andrew Dryden](mailto:dryden@iso.org)
ISO Editorial Manager \[EM\]:
[Ms Jessica Navarria](mailto:navarria@iso.org)
- Creation date: 2017
## Scope
Standardization in the area of Artificial Intelligence
- Serve as the focus and proponent for JTC 1's standardization program on Artificial Intelligence
- Provide guidance to JTC 1, IEC, and ISO committees developing Artificial Intelligence
applications
[](https://www.iso.org/news/awards/LDE-award-2023 "Artificial intelligence experts win prestigious ISO award ")
11 September 2023
[Artificial intelligence experts win prestigious ISO award](https://www.iso.org/news/awards/LDE-award-2023 "")
This year’s LDE Award celebrates a trailblazing committee laying the groundwork for the future of AI.
### Quick links
- ##### [Work programme](https://www.iso.org/contents/data/committee/67/94/6794475/x/catalogue/p/0/u/1/w/0/d/0 "ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Work programme")
Drafts and new work items
- ##### [Working area](https://sd.iso.org/documents/ui/\#!/browse/iso/iso-iec-jtc-1/iso-iec-jtc-1-sc-42/ "Working area")
Working documents (user account required)
- ##### [ISO Electronic applications](https://login.iso.org/ "ISO Electronic applications")
IT Tools that help support the standards development process
- ##### [Public material](https://www.iso.org/committee/6794475.html?view=documents)
Browse documents made available by this group
This committee contributes with 56 standards to the following [Sustainable Development Goals](https://www.iso.org/sdg):
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No Poverty](https://www.iso.org/sdg/SDG01.html "No Poverty") [3\\
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Good Health and Well-being](https://www.iso.org/sdg/SDG03.html "Good Health and Well-being") [4\\
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Quality Education](https://www.iso.org/sdg/SDG04.html "Quality Education") [5\\
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Gender Equality](https://www.iso.org/sdg/SDG05.html "Gender Equality") [6\\
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Clean Water and Sanitation](https://www.iso.org/sdg/SDG06.html "Clean Water and Sanitation") [7\\
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Affordable and Clean Energy](https://www.iso.org/sdg/SDG07.html "Affordable and Clean Energy") [8\\
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Decent Work and Economic Growth](https://www.iso.org/sdg/SDG08.html "Decent Work and Economic Growth") [9\\
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Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure](https://www.iso.org/sdg/SDG09.html "Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure") [10\\
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Reduced Inequalities](https://www.iso.org/sdg/SDG10.
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