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AI system lifecycle (OECD)

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The OECD's iterative phases of an AI system: plan and design; collect and process data; build or adapt models; test, evaluate, verify and validate; deploy; operate and monitor; retire or decommission 1. Retirement can happen at any point during operation.

Developed in
ch. 22, The OECD AI system definition and lifecycle
Chapters
ch. 22, Principles & Standards
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

One chapter of the Body of Knowledge uses the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

AI system lifecycle (OECD): mentions per chapter1 mention of the term across 1 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapter22 Principles & Standards: 1 mention22 Principles & Standards1No mentions in the other 22 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
AI system lifecycle (OECD): mentions per chapter1 mention of the term across 1 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapter00010203040506070810111213141516171819202122 Principles & Standards: 1 mention12223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of AI system lifecycle (OECD) per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map0No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards1Yes
23 AI Agents0No
  • AI system

    For governance, the object the AI definition brings into scope.

Sources

  1. [1] Recommendation of the Council on Artificial Intelligence, OECD/LEGAL/0449 (adopted 22 May 2019; AI-system definition revised 8 Nov 2023; revised 3 May 2024; five principles and five recommendations; 1.3 enables people adversely affected to challenge an output; definitions of AI system, lifecycle and AI actors). OECD. 2024-05-03. https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/en/instruments/OECD-LEGAL-0449 (verified: primary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). AI system lifecycle (OECD). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/ai-system-lifecycle-oecd. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026aisystemlifecycleoecd,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{AI system lifecycle (OECD)}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/ai-system-lifecycle-oecd}
}