The AI Standards Landscape and Core Terminology (ISO/IEC 22989)

Who writes AI standards and why they matter, how to read IS/TS/TR labels and shall/should language, the Harmonized Structure behind every management system standard, and the ISO/IEC 22989 vocabulary the whole ecosystem is built on.

Content current as of 2026-09.

Lessons

1. Why standards exist — and who writes them
2. Reading the label: IS, TS, TR — and the road to publication
3. Management system standards and the Harmonized Structure
4. ISO/IEC 22989 — the vocabulary everything else builds on
5. The map: how the SC 42 family fits together