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The session will provide guidance for professionals in technical communication on using ISO/IEC 42001 to comply with the documentation requirements of the EU AI Act, which will be fully applicable in August 2026. Understanding these requirements, which are a key element of the regulation, is indispensable to recognizing the legal obligations of businesses and implementing appropriate documentation measures for meeting regulatory compliance, reducing AI-related risks, and creating customer trust in AI systems. The ISO 42001 standard on AI management systems provides businesses with a clear pathway to assure transparency of AI operations as a cornerstone of compliance under the EU AI Act by maintaining comprehensive technical documentation of AI. The presentation will discuss the critical role of technical documentation in the context of AI, and explain the key requirements for technical documentation of the EU AI Act. It will show how ISO 42001 can be employed to meet the requirements of this regulation, and present best practices for documenting AI.

Takeaways

You will learn to value the importance of documenting AI, understand the technical documentation requirements of the EU AI Act, use ISO/IEC 42001 for complying with these requirements, and utilize best practices for documenting AI.