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ISACAISACA Advanced in AI Risk
The ISACA Advanced in AI Risk (AAIR) certification empowers experienced IT risk professionals to lead on AI risk. It validates your ability to assess and manage AI-related risks across the enterprise, integrate AI risk into governance frameworks, and guide management through the evolving AI regulatory landscape. Earning AAIR positions you to turn AI risk into a strategic leadership capability.
Exam formatComputer-based
DeliveryPSI
Free questions507
Content last reviewed 30 July 2026 · Up to date
The certification
What ISACA Advanced in AI Risk proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
3domains
16objectives
133concepts
US $459exam fee
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The ISACA Advanced in AI Risk (AAIR) certification is a practice-driven credential designed for experienced IT risk professionals. It expands and applies your existing expertise to the unique challenges of artificial intelligence, equipping you to confidently assess and manage AI risk across the enterprise. The program focuses on three key practice areas: AI Risk Governance and Framework Integration, AI Life Cycle Risk Management, and AI Risk Program Management.
By earning AAIR, you demonstrate the strategic skills needed to guide management in addressing AI-related risks, safeguarding your organization from potential financial and reputational harm. The certification validates your ability to work cross-functionally, recommend responses to AI risk, and develop a deep understanding of AI technologies and their challenges. It is a globally recognized credential that showcases your existing risk expertise while preparing you for the future of AI.
AAIR is built on ISACA's trusted expertise in risk and information systems control, providing a rigorous and relevant credential for professionals who want to lead in the AI era. The certification proves to employers that you can add immediate and lasting value to the enterprise by turning AI risk into a leadership capability.
Who it’s for
This certification is for experienced IT risk professionals who hold a qualifying designation such as CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, CDPSE, or another recognized global designation. It is designed for those who want to specialize in AI risk management and lead their organizations through the complexities of AI adoption. The ideal candidate has proven experience in IT risk or advisory roles and is ready to apply that expertise to the unique challenges of AI. This includes professionals who assess, implement, maintain, or audit AI systems and want to validate their skills in managing AI-related risks and opportunities.
Recommended experience
Candidates should have proven experience in IT risk or advisory roles, as the credential is designed to enhance the expertise of certified IT risk professionals. Active holders of CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, CDPSE, or other recognized certifications; Proven experience in IT risk or advisory roles; Experience working cross-functionally to address IT risk
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective ISACA measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official ISACA exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
AI Risk Governance and Framework Integration
- AI Models, Frameworks, Strategies, and Use Cases
- AI Organizational Processes and Alignment
- AI Ownership, Oversight, and Accountability
- AI Policies, Procedures, and Organizational Training
- AI Regulatory Compliance and Legal Considerations
- AI Trustworthiness, Ethical and Societal Implications (e.g., ESG)
AI Life Cycle Risk Management
- AI Design, Development/Procurement, and Documentation
- AI Model Training, Testing, and Validation
- AI Implementation, Maintenance, and Decommissioning
- AI Data and Asset Management
AI Risk Program Management
- AI Risk Scenario Identification and Assessment (e.g., threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks)
- AI Risk Treatment Strategies
- AI Controls Management (e.g., Evaluation, Selection, Validation)
- AI Risk Metrics, Monitoring, and Reporting
- AI Supply Chain Risk Management (e.g., third party resources)
- AI Incident Response, BIA, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery
On the day
The exam itself
Everything ISACA publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
Hold one of the following ISACA certifications: CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, or CDPSE.
CertificationISACA Advanced in AI Risk
Exam formatComputer-based
Questions90 questions
DeliveryPSI
PricingUS $459
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path ISACA lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to ISACA Advanced in AI Risk
PrerequisiteHold one of the following ISACA certifications: CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, or CDPSE.
Credential earnedISACA Advanced in AI Risk Certification Renewal and maintenance
ISACA certifications require renewal through earning CPE credits. Stay current with the latest technologies and maintain your certification.
Learn more about renewal requirements Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. ISACA maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by ISACA
Exam registration
Register for the exam through PSI, ISACA’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official ISACA certification page for exam policies and requirements.
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Questions people ask
How does AAIR relate to other ISACA AI certifications like AAIA and AAISM?
AAIR is part of ISACA's Advanced in AI series, alongside AAIA (Advanced in AI Audit) and AAISM (Advanced in AI Security Management). While AAIA focuses on AI auditing and AAISM on AI security management, AAIR is specifically designed for IT risk professionals to manage AI-related risks.
Do I need to earn a lower-tier ISACA certification before taking the AAIR exam?
Yes. To qualify for AAIR, you must already hold one of the qualifying designations listed by ISACA, such as CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, CDPSE, or another recognized global designation. This is a mandatory prerequisite.
How do I schedule my AAIR exam?
After registering and paying the exam fee, log in to your ISACA Account, click 'Certification & CPE Management', then 'Schedule Your Exam' or 'Visit Exam Website'. You will be taken to the PSI dashboard to schedule your exam. Appointments are available up to 90 days in advance.
What are the requirements for online proctored testing?
Online proctored exams are available, but residents of India, Mainland China, and Hong Kong cannot use live remote proctoring and must take the exam at a testing center. You must check system compatibility before registering.
What is the retake policy for the AAIR exam?
The official source does not specify a retake policy for the AAIR exam. Please refer to the ISACA Terms of Use for Exams for detailed information on retake policies.
Is there a hands-on or lab component in the AAIR exam?
The official source does not mention a hands-on or lab component. The exam consists of 90 questions covering three domains.
How soon will I receive my exam results?
The official source does not specify the timeline for receiving exam results. Please refer to the Exam Candidate Guide for details.
What job roles does the AAIR certification map to?
AAIR is designed for experienced IT risk professionals, including those in IT risk or advisory roles, who want to specialize in AI risk management. It is for professionals who assess, implement, maintain, or audit AI systems.
Can I recertify by passing a different ISACA exam?
ISACA certifications require renewal through earning CPE credits. The official source does not specify whether passing a different exam can renew the AAIR certification.
Information freshness · Content last reviewed on 2026-07-30 Up to date
Practice free questions 507 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept ISACA measures — each one written out.
3domains
16objectives
133concepts
109free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official ISACA exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
1AI Risk Governance and Framework Integration174 questions
AI Models, Frameworks, Strategies, and Use Cases7 concepts · 7 pagesOpen →AI Organizational Processes and Alignment6 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →AI Ownership, Oversight, and Accountability6 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →AI Policies, Procedures, and Organizational Training10 concepts · 7 pagesOpen →AI Regulatory Compliance and Legal Considerations8 concepts · 7 pagesOpen →AI Trustworthiness, Ethical and Societal Implications (e.g., ESG)5 concepts · 4 pagesOpen →
2AI Life Cycle Risk Management140 questions
3AI Risk Program Management193 questions
AI Risk Scenario Identification and Assessment (e.g., threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks)8 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →AI Risk Treatment Strategies6 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →AI Controls Management (e.g., Evaluation, Selection, Validation)6 concepts · 6 pagesOpen →AI Risk Metrics, Monitoring, and Reporting10 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →AI Supply Chain Risk Management (e.g., third party resources)10 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →AI Incident Response, BIA, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery9 concepts · 8 pagesOpen →
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
AI Models, Frameworks, Strategies, and Use Cases7 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
32 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
507 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
507questions
109pages
16objectives
Freealways
Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1AI Risk Governance and Framework Integration174 questions
2AI Life Cycle Risk Management140 questions
3AI Risk Program Management193 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
133concepts
507free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from ISACA
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
2official links
133concepts mapped
The source
ISACA’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official ISACA outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 16 objectives, 133 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When ISACA changes the outline, this page changes with it.
16objectives on the outline→133concepts written→507free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.