Terms related to AI · 3.1.3
artificial intelligence
the research and development work behind AI mechanisms and the applications built on AI systems; the entry is labelled as the discipline sense
What this term settles
This is the sense the standard gives artificial intelligence. A firm is free to use another sense, but then the difference belongs in its own glossary rather than in an assumed shared language.
Who it binds
The entry has no shall in it, and the force of artificial intelligence comes from use: once it appears in a procedure or a supplier term, this is the meaning the reader may rely on.
What to do in your practice
Add artificial intelligence 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 with the citation 3.1.3, an owner and a review date.An auditor can check that artificial intelligence 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.Shows artificial intelligence 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 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.
Common gaps this page catches
- artificial intelligence is used in the AI vocabulary a policy reaches for first without a written definition, so two teams can mean different things.
- artificial intelligence appears in a template with no citation, so the reader cannot tell which sense was intended.
What to prepare before the amendment lands
Put artificial intelligence on the agenda of the next AI governance meeting with two questions: where is it used, and what would show it is used correctly? Record the answers as actions.
How to test it here
Take one live artefact rather than a template, find the sentence or field where artificial intelligence 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 at the claim level "definition" and stops where the public record stops.
Common questions
- What does artificial intelligence mean in ISO 22989?
- the research and development work behind AI mechanisms and the applications built on AI systems; the entry is labelled as the discipline sense
- What evidence should we keep for 3.1.3?
- A controlled vocabulary entry for artificial intelligence with the citation 3.1.3, 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.
- Is artificial intelligence a requirement?
- No: artificial intelligence 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 3.1.3, 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