CoEvolution: a comprehensive trustworthy framework for connected machine learning and secure interconnected AI solutions

The contemporary AI landscape demands a holistic framework to ensure security across the entire AI supply chain and lifecycle. Despite the availability of existing adversarial attack techniques, an end-to-end solution for identifying threats, vulnerabilities, and risks is still lacking. Despite EU initiatives like the AI Act promoting safety and trustworthiness in AI, it lacks a system for managing weaknesses within a networked AI supply chain. This paper introduces CoEvolution, which aspires to address this gap by implementing a complete Security, Trust, and Robustness (STR) assessment solution, capable of addressing evolving AI cybersecurity threats. CoEvolution proposes a universal hub for STR risk assessment and security assurance, aligned with MLDevOps practices and EU AI regulatory frameworks. It introduces innovative AI model descriptions, including an AI Model Bill of Materials, coupled with security monitoring and context awareness. CoEvolution seeks to ensure compliance with EU directives on trust, fairness, data governance, and GDPR guidelines.