Model Card

A model card is to an AI model what a nutritional label is to food - structured disclosure of what is inside and what it is suitable for. Originated by Google in 2019, now widely adopted as best practice and increasingly required by regulations.

Informed procurement requires disclosure. A buyer who does not know a model's training data sources, known failure modes, or demographic performance gaps cannot make an informed deployment decision. Model cards operationalize informed consent at the procurement stage.

Model card documentation is required as part of BorealisMark registration. The information contextualizes audit evidence and informs decision transparency evaluation. Incomplete model cards reduce the decision transparency score.