Model Card

A model card accompanies a trained model with information people need to assess whether it is suitable for a particular use. It commonly documents the model’s purpose, developers, versions, training and evaluation context, performance across relevant groups, limitations, ethical considerations, and uses that should be avoided. Model cards improve transparency and support comparison, governance, and responsible deployment, but they are not certifications or substitutes for independent testing. A document can become outdated as the model, data, or operating environment changes. Useful cards are specific, evidence-based, versioned with the model, clear about unknowns, and written for downstream users rather than only the team that created the system.