Overview
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have the potential to become core components in safety-critical systems. However, traditional functional safety standards, like IEC 61508, are not currently designed to address the non-deterministic, adaptive, and data-driven nature of AI.
This 45-minute webinar provides a high-level introduction to ISO/IEC TS 22440, along with updates since the previous webinar last June. It explores how this technical specification builds on existing safety standards and supports the safe integration of AI/ML into systems where human safety, critical operations, or compliance are essential.
Why It Matters
ISO/IEC TS 22440 will become the first international standard developed specifically to guide the functional safety of AI-based systems for industrial applications. Without a defined safety framework, AI systems, despite their potential, face serious hurdles in acceptance, certification, and deployment in regulated industries. ISO/IEC TS 22440 provides the methodology to analyze, assess, and mitigate AI-related risks, enabling the development of:
- AI-based behavioral decision-making in robotics
- AI-enabled identification and classification of objects
- Predictive diagnostics in industrial maintenance
- Machine learning models used in safety monitoring or anomaly detection
The upcoming standard equips organizations with the tools to confidently deploy AI in safety-critical decision-making, enabling responsible innovation while ensuring compliance and trust.
What You’ll Learn
This session is designed for engineers, project managers, safety professionals, and returning attendees who want to understand how this technical specification supplements established safety frameworks, where it adds new value, and what updates are shaping its future. This webinar includes:
- A high-level overview of ISO/IEC TS 22440, including changes since 2025
- Insight into the future direction of TS 22440-1
- An overview of relationships between concepts like SWTC, AUL, AISC, and AIP
- Scope overview of ISO/IEC TS 22440 with key implementation considerations
By the end of the webinar, participants will gain a clear understanding of what ISO/IEC TS 22440 covers, how it relates to existing safety standards, key updates and insights into the future of TS 22440-1, and its relevance to their current or future projects.
A live Q&A will follow the presentation to allow for further discussion and questions.
Enrollment
Please use the registration link to sign up. Once registered, you will receive a calendar invitation containing a Microsoft Teams link to join the virtual session.
Speaker:
Jordan Punch , Senior Functional Safety Engineer & Voting Member, ISO SC42 JWG4 – AI Functional Safety, Reynolds & Moore
Disclaimer: This webinar is based on a draft of ISO/IEC TS 22440 and provides early insights to meet strong market demand. Content may change as the standard develops. The aim is to support innovation by offering one of the first detailed overviews globally.
