ISO IEC 42001 AI Management System Requirements for Agent Programs
The standard leaves a gap between policy and runtime behavior in autonomous AI systems.
Darnell Okafor-Hughes
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8 stories in Adoption Frameworks.
The standard leaves a gap between policy and runtime behavior in autonomous AI systems.
Most AI agents lack clear ownership and formal identity controls across enterprise departments.
Tool approval workflows need continuous monitoring, not just a single sign-off.
Agents need enforceable policies, not just model instructions, to contain LLM risks.
Enforce policies at tool-call time before agents act on malicious instructions.
Autonomous agents with unapproved access pose active infrastructure risks, not passive data leaks.
Enterprises need tiered agent permissions based on risk, not identical governance for all.
Enterprises must rebuild golden paths to enforce explicit guardrails on AI agents, not humans.