This document sets out a review of the current methods and practices (including tools, assets, and conditions of acceptability) for conformity assessment as relevant for the development and use of AI systems. Among others, it addresses the conformity assessment for products, services, processes, management systems and organizations. It includes an industry horizontal (vertical agnostic) perspective and an industry vertical perspective.

This document focuses only on the process and gap analysis of conformity assessments. It defines the objects of conformity related to AI systems and all other aspects of the conformity assessment process. The document also reviews to what extent AI poses specific challenges with respect to assessment of, for example, software engineering, data quality and engineering processes. 

This document takes into account requirements and orientations from policy frameworks such as the EU AI strategy and those from CEN and CENELEC member countries. 

This document is intended for technologists, standards bodies, regulators and interest groups.