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Interview question · AI Governance, Risk & Compliance

What is ISO/IEC 42001, is it certifiable, and how does it relate to ISO 27001?

Yes, it is certifiable, and it is built to sit next to 27001. The follow-up is what a certificate does not prove.

mediumNewPreparation tags: Microsoft, Google, SalesforceUpdated Nov 2026

Yes, it is certifiable, and it is built to sit next to 27001. The follow-up is what a certificate does not prove.

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A board member asks what ISO/IEC 42001 is and whether the company, which already holds ISO/IEC 27001 and sells AI features to enterprises, needs it.

  1. What does ISO/IEC 42001 require?
  2. How does it relate to ISO/IEC 27001?
  3. What does a certificate prove?
  4. What if enterprise customers start asking for it?
  5. What if the company sells into the EU?
  6. What would you tell the board?

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