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Glossary · ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · clauses 6.1.4 and 8.4, control A.5

AI system impact assessment

Definition

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · clauses 6.1.4 and 8.4, control A.5

A documented assessment of the consequences an AI system may have for individuals, groups and society: fairness, safety, privacy, livelihoods, the environment. Clause 6.1.4 requires you to define a process for it and clause 8.4 to run it at planned intervals and when a significant change is proposed; Annex A objective A.5 adds the controls. It differs from an AI risk assessment, which looks at risk to the organisation, and overlaps with a Data Protection Impact Assessment under DPDP s. 10(2)(c) and GDPR Art. 35 where personal data is involved.

Also called AI impact assessmentAIIA

In other laws

LawTermNote
EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689)Fundamental rights impact assessment, Art. 27Required of certain deployers of high-risk AI systems before use; narrower in scope and legally mandated.
DPDP Act 2023Data Protection Impact Assessment, s. 10(2)(c)Mandatory for Significant Data Fiduciaries, annually under Rule 13; covers personal data, not every AI impact.

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