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Model card

Short documentation of a model: purpose, limits, data and known weaknesses.

As of: September 2026 · Glossary with 28 terms

What is Model card?

A model card describes a model in structured form: intended purpose, unsuitable fields of use, training data and its provenance, performance figures, known biases and limits, plus version and maintenance details.

For deployers it is the entry point to their own assessment, not a substitute for it. It answers what a model was meant for; whether it holds up in your use case is settled only by your own review. A missing model card is itself a finding for the supply chain view.

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“Model card”. Versatile AI Risk Assessment, glossary of AI risk analysis, as of September 2026.
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