Provide AI System Technical Documentation to Interested Parties
The organisation decides what technical documentation each group needs about its AI (artificial intelligence) systems and gives it to them in a suitable form.
Plain language
Different people who deal with your AI (artificial intelligence) systems need different information to use them safely and understand them. The people who use the system day to day, the partners who build on top of it, and the supervisory authorities who regulate it all have different questions. This control asks your organisation to work out exactly what technical documentation each of these groups needs about each AI system, and then actually give it to them in a form they can use. For example, a hands-on user might need a clear operating guide, a business partner might need an interface specification, and a regulator might need detailed records of how the system was built and tested. The point is that the right people get the right level of detail, written in a way they can understand and act on, rather than everyone getting the same generic document or nobody getting anything at all.
Framework
ISO/IEC 42001:2023
Control effect
Preventative
Classifications
N/A
Official last update
01 Dec 2023
Control Stack last updated
18 June 2026
Maturity levels
N/A
Official control statement
The organisation shall determine what AI system technical documentation is needed for each relevant category of interested parties, such as users, partners, supervisory authorities, and provide the technical documentation to them in the appropriate form.
Why it matters
If parties do not get the right technical documentation, users misuse the AI, partners integrate it wrongly, and regulators cannot verify compliance.
Operational notes
Review the documentation each time an AI system is launched or significantly changed so every interested party always holds a current version.
Implementation tips
- The AI management lead lists every AI system in scope and the categories of interested parties that deal with each one, such as end users, business partners, and supervisory authorities or regulators.
- For each category, the product owner writes down the specific documentation that group actually needs, for example a user operating guide for users, an interface specification for partners, and build and testing records for regulators.
- The documentation author produces each document in a form that suits the audience, using plain language and the right level of technical detail so the reader can understand and use it without further explanation.
- The release manager links documentation delivery to the system lifecycle so that whenever an AI system is launched or significantly changed, the relevant parties receive updated documentation at the same time.
- The compliance manager keeps a simple register recording which documents were provided to which party, in what form, and on what date, so the organisation can show the documentation was actually delivered.
Audit / evidence tips
- Askthe list of AI systems and the categories of interested parties identified for each, and check that users, partners, and supervisory authorities are all considered where relevant
- Look atthe documents prepared for each category and confirm the content and level of detail genuinely match what that audience needs rather than being one generic document for everyone
- Askhow documentation is delivered and in what form, and confirm it reaches the intended parties in a usable format rather than sitting unshared in an internal folder
- Look ata register or records showing which documentation was provided to which party and when, and check it stays current as systems change
- Goodclear, audience-appropriate technical documentation that is actively provided to each relevant group, kept up to date with the AI system, and supported by evidence of delivery
Cross-framework mappings
How Annex A 6.2.7 relates to controls across ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, Essential Eight, and ASD ISM.
ISO 27001
| Control | Notes | Details |
|---|---|---|
| handshake Supports (2) expand_less | ||
| Annex A 5.14 | Annex A 6.2.7 requires the organisation to provide AI system technical documentation to interested parties in an appropriate form | |
| Annex A 5.33 | Annex A 6.2.7 requires the organisation to produce and provide AI system technical documentation to relevant interested parties in an app... | |
ASD ISM
| Control | Notes | Details |
|---|---|---|
| sync_alt Partially overlaps (3) expand_less | ||
| ISM-1178 | Annex A 6.2.7 requires the organisation to determine what AI system technical documentation each category of interested party needs and p... | |
| ISM-2087 | Annex A 6.2.7 requires the organisation to determine and provide AI system technical documentation appropriate to different interested pa... | |
| ISM-2088 | Annex A 6.2.7 requires the organisation to identify what AI system technical documentation is needed and provide it to relevant categorie... | |
| handshake Supports (1) expand_less | ||
| ISM-1730 | Annex A 6.2.7 requires the organisation to identify and provide AI system technical documentation appropriate to each interested party ca... | |
These mappings show relationships between controls across frameworks. They do not imply full equivalence or certification.
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