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AI bill of materials: the machine-readable inventory of an AI system's components (models, datasets, dependencies) in formats such as CycloneDX ML-BOM or the SPDX 3.0 AI profile.

Developed in
ch. 05, Pattern: AIBOM
Chapters
ch. 04, The Stack · ch. 05, Patterns
Source
Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source

Where it is used

18 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

AIBOM: mentions per chapter84 mentions of the term across 18 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter01 Definition: 2 mentions01 Definition204 The Stack: 9 mentions04 The Stack905 Patterns: 2 mentions05 Patterns208 Regulatory Map: 11 mentions08 Regulatory Map1110 Reading List: 1 mention10 Reading List111 AI Defined: 7 mentions11 AI Defined712 Governance Program: 7 mentions12 Governance Program713 Risk Management: 6 mentions13 Risk Management614 Development: 9 mentions14 Development915 Deployment: 11 mentions15 Deployment1116 Fairness & XAI: 1 mention16 Fairness & XAI117 Incidents: 1 mention17 Incidents118 EU AI Act: 1 mention18 EU AI Act119 Privacy & AI: 1 mention19 Privacy & AI120 Existing Law: 7 mentions20 Existing Law721 AI Laws Worldwide: 1 mention21 AI Laws Worldwide122 Principles & Standards: 5 mentions22 Principles & Standards523 AI Agents: 2 mentions23 AI Agents2No mentions in the other 5 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
AIBOM: mentions per chapter84 mentions of the term across 18 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter0001 Definition: 2 mentions201020304 The Stack: 9 mentions90405 Patterns: 2 mentions205060708 Regulatory Map: 11 mentions110810 Reading List: 1 mention11011 AI Defined: 7 mentions71112 Governance Program: 7 mentions71213 Risk Management: 6 mentions61314 Development: 9 mentions91415 Deployment: 11 mentions111516 Fairness & XAI: 1 mention11617 Incidents: 1 mention11718 EU AI Act: 1 mention11819 Privacy & AI: 1 mention11920 Existing Law: 7 mentions72021 AI Laws Worldwide: 1 mention12122 Principles & Standards: 5 mentions52223 AI Agents: 2 mentions223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of AIBOM per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition2No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack9Yes
05 Patterns2Yes
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map11No
10 Reading List1No
11 AI Defined7No
12 Governance Program7No
13 Risk Management6No
14 Development9No
15 Deployment11No
16 Fairness & XAI1No
17 Incidents1No
18 EU AI Act1No
19 Privacy & AI1No
20 Existing Law7No
21 AI Laws Worldwide1No
22 Principles & Standards5No
23 AI Agents2No

Patterns that use this term

8 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

AIBOM: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern02 InventoryAIBOMRelated terms (2)AI system · RelatedAI systemSelf-supervised learning · RelatedSelf-supervised learningPatterns using it most (6)AIBOM, 10 mentions · Uses the termAIBOMModel Artefact Integrity, 2 mentions · Uses the termModel Artefact IntegrityModel Card as Control Evidence, 3 mentions · Uses the termModel Card as Control EvidenceRights Requests Against Models, 2 mentions · Uses the termRights Requests Against ModelsTraining-Data Rights Ledger, 2 mentions · Uses the termTraining-Data Rights LedgerVendor / Model Due-Diligence Gate, 3 mentions · Uses the termVendor / Model Due-Diligence
AIBOM: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern02 InventoryRelated terms (2)AI system · RelatedAI systemSelf-supervised learning · RelatedSelf-supervised learningPatterns using it most (6)AIBOM, 10 mentions · Uses the termAIBOMModel Artefact Integrity, 2 mentions · Uses the termModel Artefact IntegrityModel Card as Control Evidence, 3 mentions · Uses the termModel Card as Control EvidenceRights Requests Against Models, 2 mentions · Uses the termRights Requests Against ModelsTraining-Data Rights Ledger, 2 mentions · Uses the termTraining-Data Rights LedgerVendor / Model Due-Diligence Gate, 3 mentions · Uses the termVendor / Model Due-DiligenceAIBOM
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of AIBOM
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI systemRelated
Related termsSelf-supervised learningRelated
Patterns using it mostAIBOM, 10 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using it mostModel Artefact Integrity, 2 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using it mostModel Card as Control Evidence, 3 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using it mostRights Requests Against Models, 2 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using it mostTraining-Data Rights Ledger, 2 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using it mostVendor / Model Due-Diligence Gate, 3 mentionsUses the term
  • Self-supervised learning

    Learning by predicting parts of the input itself, such as the next token, over large corpora; the AI Act's definition of a general-purpose model names…

  • AI system

    For governance, the object the AI definition brings into scope.

Sources

No external source: the term is coined or used in a specific sense by this Body of Knowledge, and the section linked under "Developed in" is its source.

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). AIBOM. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/aibom. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026aibom,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{AIBOM}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/aibom}
}