What's the difference between EO 14179 and ISO/IEC 42001?

EO 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI (Jan 2025)) and ISO/IEC 42001 (international AI management system standard) are distinct cite-anchors. Planisphere's evidence record maps both controls for evaluator review; sufficiency remains evaluator-specific.

Do I need both EO 14179 and ISO/IEC 42001 in my record?

If both apply to your tool deployment, yes — and the record maps both controls in one artifact at no extra cost.

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EO 14179 vs ISO/IEC 42001.

Two regulatory anchors. Planisphere's evidence record maps both controls. This page is the comparison query's canonical destination.

Scope an AI workflow review EO 14179 brief ISO/IEC 42001 brief

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When to lead with EO 14179.

Use EO 14179 as the primary anchor when the evaluator is shaped this way.

Audience. Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI (Jan 2025).

Shape. executive scroll · brass seal.

Where it lives in the record. The EO 14179 cite-anchor pins next to every artifact in ATTESTATION.json. See the EO 14179 brief for the field-level mapping.

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When to lead with ISO/IEC 42001.

Use ISO/IEC 42001 as the primary anchor when the evaluator is shaped this way.

Audience. international AI management system standard.

Shape. cube · brass top face · ISO management.

Where it lives in the record. The ISO/IEC 42001 cite-anchor pins next to every artifact in ATTESTATION.json. See the ISO/IEC 42001 brief for the field-level mapping.

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Both at once.

The evidence record maps both anchors for review — you don't have to pick.

Planisphere's evidence record is multi-control by construction. EO 14179 and ISO/IEC 42001 are both keys in the record's requirement list; the same SHA-pinned, Merkle-rooted artifact gives both evaluators a shared review record.

The requirement list is open — add any standard the regulator names. See the full compliance-control register.

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