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An AI management system: the governance structure, roles, controls and continual-improvement loop that ISO/IEC 42001 certifies. An AIMS is not the AI Act's Article 17 quality management system.

Developed in
ch. 22, The management-system trio
Chapters
ch. 07, Maturity Model · ch. 08, Regulatory Map · ch. 22, Principles & Standards
Contrast with
QMS (Art. 17)
Source
Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source

Where it is used

3 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

AIMS: mentions per chapter5 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapterCross-referenced, not named07 Maturity Model: 2 mentions07 Maturity Model208 Regulatory Map: 2 mentions08 Regulatory Map210 Reading List: 1 mention10 Reading List122 Principles & Standards0No mentions in the other 19 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
AIMS: mentions per chapter5 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapterCross-referenced, not named0001020304050607 Maturity Model: 2 mentions20708 Regulatory Map: 2 mentions20810 Reading List: 1 mention11011121314151617181920212223Source: 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 AIMS per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model2Yes
08 Regulatory Map2Yes
10 Reading List1No
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 & Standards0Yes
23 AI Agents0No
AIMS: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastAIMSRelated terms (2)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)ISO/IEC 42001 · RelatedISO/IEC 42001Contrast with (1)QMS (Art. 17) · ContrastQMS (Art. 17)
AIMS: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastRelated terms (2)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)ISO/IEC 42001 · RelatedISO/IEC 42001Contrast with (1)QMS (Art. 17) · ContrastQMS (Art. 17)AIMS
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of AIMS
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsISO/IEC 42001Related
Contrast withQMS (Art. 17)Contrast
  • ISO/IEC 42001

    The ISO/IEC standard (2023) that specifies requirements for an AI management system, certifiable by accredited bodies.

  • AI Act (EU)

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU's horizontal, risk-tiered law for AI, amended by the Digital Omnibus.

Sources

No external source: the term is coined or used in a specific sense by this Body of Knowledge, and the section linked under "Developed in" is its source.

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

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

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026aims,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{AIMS}},
  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/aims}
}