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model card en · NOUN

Etymology

Described in a 2019 paper, see quotations.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:artificial intelligence) A document describing a machine learning model, often including information about training datasets, biases, benchmarks, and ethical considerations.
   • So-called “model cards” have emerged as a standardization tool for AI developers to comprehensively document all key aspects of generative AI systems, including domainspecific training datasets, biases, and ethical considerations (Mitchell et al. 2019). 2025, Fabian Ferrari, “The Governanceof Generative AI: Three Conditions for Research and Policy”, in José Dijck, Karin Es, Anne Helmond, Fernando Vlist, editors, Governing the Digital Society: Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:
   • We propose model cards as a step towards the responsible democratization of machine learning and related artificial intelligence technology, increasing transparency into how well artificial intelligence technology works. 2019 January 29, Margaret Mitchell, Simone Wu, Andrew Zaldivar, Parker Barnes, Lucy Vasserman, “Model Cards for Model Reporting”, in Proceedings of the Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT* '19), New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 220–229:
   • Model cards are a very recent and hot topic of research. In Machine Learning (ML), transparency with model cards is relevant as it affects a wide range of domains, from health care to finance and jobs, etc. 2020, Abhishek Wadhwani, Priyank Jain, “Machine Learning Model Cards Transparency Review : Using model card toolkit”, in 2020 IEEE Pune Section International Conference (PuneCon), →DOI, pages 133-137:
   • To guide the Model Card creator to organize model information 2020 July 29, Huanming Fang, Hui Miao, “Introducing the Model Card Toolkit for Easier Model Transparency Reporting”, in Google Research, Google:

Forms

Synonyms

system card