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What is the difference between ISO/IEC 42001 and ISO/IEC 23894?

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ISO/IEC 42001 is a standard for an AI Management System (AIMS), focusing on documented governance, roles, lifecycle data governance, monitoring, and continual improvement for AI systems. The provided sources do not contain information about ISO/IEC 23894, so a comparison to that standard cannot be made.

ISO/IEC 42001 follows the Plan-Do-Check-Act management-system structure, encompassing clauses 4-10 for management system requirements and Annex A for AI-specific controls. Key aspects of ISO/IEC 42001 include:

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