Terms related to AI · 3.1.4
artificial intelligence system
an engineered system that produces outputs including text, forecasts, suggestions or decisions for objectives set by people
What this term settles
The definition is deliberately narrow. It tells the reader what counts as artificial intelligence system and leaves the engineering choices outside the word.
Who it binds
The clause does not instruct anyone: it settles what artificial intelligence system means so that an instruction written elsewhere can be read the same way by both sides.
What to do in your practice
Add artificial intelligence system to the vocabulary register and to the onboarding pack. A term that is only in a PDF is not controlled; it is controlled when a new joiner can find it and a reviewer can test it.
Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for
- A controlled vocabulary entry for artificial intelligence system with the citation 3.1.4, an owner and a review date.An auditor can check that artificial intelligence system is controlled rather than assumed.
- An AI system inventory field that records the entry for each system, with its owner. The row names artificial intelligence system.Shows artificial intelligence system in use in the artefact the firm relies on, not only in a glossary.
- A policy or procedure sentence that uses the entry in this sense. The record carries the artificial intelligence system entry and its date.The policy borrows the word but not the boundary, so a supplier system and an in-house model are treated as the same kind of thing. The gap is tested against artificial intelligence system.
Common gaps this page catches
- artificial intelligence system is used in the AI vocabulary a policy reaches for first without a written definition, so two teams can mean different things.
- The entry for artificial intelligence system exists in a glossary but not in the system record, so the two disagree at the point of use.
What to prepare before the amendment lands
Brief the owners who use artificial intelligence system most often, then ask each to return one artefact that shows the entry in use. File the artefacts against the register row.
How to test it here
Take one live artefact rather than a template, find the sentence or field where artificial intelligence system is used, and put this page beside it. Record the answer, the artefact and the date, because that record is the evidence and a glossary entry on its own is only an intention.
What this page does not claim
The page does not reproduce the standard, certify the firm or predict the wording the amendment will use; it states artificial intelligence system at the claim level "definition" and stops where the public record stops.
Common questions
- What does artificial intelligence system mean in ISO 22989?
- an engineered system that produces outputs including text, forecasts, suggestions or decisions for objectives set by people
- What evidence should we keep for 3.1.4?
- A controlled vocabulary entry for artificial intelligence system with the citation 3.1.4, an owner and a review date. An AI system inventory field that records the entry for each system, with its owner. The row names artificial intelligence system.
- Is artificial intelligence system a requirement?
- No: artificial intelligence system is a definition or clause of a terminology standard, and it becomes binding only when a firm writes it into a policy, a contract or a procedure, or when another standard incorporates it.
Related units
Source. ISO/IEC 22989:2022, Clause 3.1.4, Terms and definitions. Open the ISO public entry. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso-iec:22989:ed-1:v1:en
ISO catalogue record 88145, the amendment status, stage and dates. Catalogue record 74296, the base standard.
Claim level: definition. The definition is in the public preview. This page states it in our own words and does not reproduce the text.
Last updated: 2026-10-21 · Markdown version · Check your vocabulary