Model Card
A short document describing a model's intended use, training data, evaluation results, known limitations, and ethical considerations. Introduced by Google in 2018 and increasingly required by AI governance regimes (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, EU AI Act technical documentation).
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- Data Card
A structured document describing a dataset's provenance, composition, collection methodology, licensing, known biases, and appropriate uses. Companion to Model Cards; increasingly required as evidence for training-data lineage under the EU AI Act.
- NIST AI RMF
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology AI Risk Management Framework (v1.0 2023, Generative AI Profile 2024). Voluntary, organized around four functions — Govern, Map, Measure, Manage. Widely adopted as a common taxonomy even outside the US.
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