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Over the past few years, generative AI has moved from research labs into mainstream industries, reshaping how people interact with technology. Advances in deep learning, especially transformer models, allowed systems like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion to generate human-like text and realistic images. These breakthroughs sparked widespread interest because they showed that AI could create content, making it useful in writing, design, and coding.

An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) is a structured list of components, including third-party and open-source software, that make up a software application. It’s a detailed inventory of everything that goes into a software product, similar to a list of ingredients for food. SBOMs are crucial for improving software security by providing transparency and enabling organizations to identify and address potential vulnerabilities and risks within their software supply chains.

What’s happening under the hood of your AI systems? AI is now a crucial element of modern software applications, and if you don’t have visibility into its components, you’ll be left blind. Similar to a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), an AI Bill of Materials, AI BOM, or AIBOM has become a crucial framework for documenting and securing this new and complex supply chain. This article is part of a series of articles on Shadow AI.