Are interested parties and stakeholders the same?

Yes – in the context of ISO 42001 and ISO 42005, stakeholders and interested parties are synonymous, and can be:

• AI provider: Provides products or services using AI systems
• AI producer: Designs, develops, tests and deploys AI systems
• AI customer (aka AI consumer or AI user): Uses AI products of services (AI producers are usually AI consumers also)
• AI partner: Partner to an AI producer performing specific tasks, such as development
• AI auditor: Perform audits of organisations producing, providing or using AI systems
• AI subject: Impacted by an AI system, service or product, which can include vulnerable persons and workers (employees)
• Others: Relevant authorities (such as policy makers and regulatory authorities), professional associations and consortia.