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What is ISO/IEC 23053?ISO/IEC 23053 is the framework and terminology standard for describing AI systems that use machine learning. It names the components, approaches and pipeline stages; it sets no certifiable requirements.Can you get ISO 23053 certification?No. There is no certification scheme against ISO/IEC 23053, and no accredited certificate exists. The certifiable AI management system standard is ISO/IEC 42001.What is ISO/IEC 23053 Amendment 1?Amendment 1 is titled Generative AI. It extends the base framework with transformer and generative model entries, a model collapse note and a bibliography update. It was at stage 50.00 in August 2026.When will the ISO 23053 amendment be published?ISO has not announced a date. Stage 50.00 was recorded on 28 August 2026. This site uses 16 February 2027 as a planning estimate, and the CEN adoption project lists 4 April 2027.What does the draft amendment change?It adds a transformer architecture entry and a generative model definition, expands the model collapse note at 7.5, and updates the bibliography. It adds no management system requirement.What is the difference between ISO 23053 and ISO 42001?ISO/IEC 23053 describes an ML system. ISO/IEC 42001 sets certifiable requirements for an AI management system. One is a vocabulary, the other is auditable.How does ISO 23053 relate to ISO 22989?ISO/IEC 22989 is the AI concepts and terminology standard, and it is the normative reference for 23053. 23053 uses its terms and adds the ML system framework.How should an organisation prepare for the ISO 23053 amendment?Inventory the generative systems, write the description in the framework vocabulary, record the architecture, and add a synthetic data rule. The certifiable work stays in ISO/IEC 42001.