Why It Matters
A growing number of legal AI vendors now hold ISO 42001 certification. It is a useful signal that a vendor has a formal AI governance program, though it does not measure how accurate the product is.
Related Terms
- AI governance
- The policies, approvals, training and monitoring an organization uses to decide which AI tools people may use, for what, and how the results are checked.
- ISO 27001
- An international standard for information security management. Certification means an accredited auditor confirmed the vendor runs a formal security program.
- EU AI Act
- The European Union's law regulating AI systems by risk level, which entered into force in 2024 with obligations phasing in over the following years.
General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.