TechWorks Collaborates with Leading Organizations to Establish a Trusted AI Bill of Materials

A group of prominent organisations have joined forces to develop the TAIBOM (Trusted AI Bill of Materials) collaborative project, aimed at creating processes and mechanisms to ensure the transparency and trustworthiness of AI systems as they become increasingly prevalent in our daily lives.

The TAIBOM project was formally announced today at the TechWorks AI launch event at Bletchley Park, the home of the code breakers, UK. It brings together TechWorks, NquiringMinds, Copper Horse, BAE Systems, and BSI - leaders in technology, security, and standards development. The shared goal is to address the critical need for trust in AI by creating a framework that provides continuous assurance of AI systems' technical construction and operation.

The project will explore the use of component versioning and attestations to increase transparency and comparability across AI systems. This will help address the complexity of modern AI, which goes far beyond a single algorithm or model, and encompasses a wide range of interacting software and parameter components.

By establishing a Trusted AI Bill of Materials, the TAIBOM collaboration aims to provide a clear and consistent way for organisations to demonstrate the trustworthiness of their AI systems, ultimately accelerating the safe and responsible deployment of these transformative technologies.

The project is enabled with co-funding from Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency under its 'Accelerating trustworthy AI: Phase 2 Collaborative R&D' competition

About the Collaborating Organizations

TechWorks is the UK's deep tech industry association for a set of advanced technology and innovation communities, driving the growth of each by championing research, innovation, engineering excellence and the adoption of emerging technologies.  For more information see  https://www.techworks.org.uk

NquiringMinds is a leading provider of AI-powered solutions built on strong cyber security principles. Nquiringminds provide distributed secure data sharing and analytics systems.  For more information see https://nquiringminds.com

Copper Horse Ltd is a cyber security company based in Windsor, UK. It specialises in innovation and research on future, difficult challenges for clients across the world in AI, Automotive, Internet of Things and Mobile.  For more information see https://copperhorse.co.uk

BAE Systems is a global defence, aerospace, and security company, committed to developing innovative solutions that address complex challenges.  For more information see https://www.baesystems.com

BSI (British Standards Institute) is the national standards body of the United Kingdom, responsible for producing technical standards and guidance to support businesses and consumers.  For more information see https://www.bsigroup.com

Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas. It connects businesses to the partners, customers and investors that can help them turn ideas into commercially successful products and services and business growth.
Innovate UK is part of UK Research and Innovation.  For more information visit https://www.innovateuk.ukri.org