Model card

AIGP glossary · Last reviewed: 2026-07-08 · By Victor Humenhuk (AIGP certified)

Model card - Standardised record of a model's features, data, versions, bias/explainability reports, intended use and performance metrics.

In the AIGP body of knowledge, Model card comes up under Module 4: AI Regulation · BoK IV.C; Module 7: Governing AI Deployment · BoK III.C + IV.C; Module 8: AI Governance Vocabulary.

Model card in context

• ==Well-Tested Code Deserves Model-cards== - Works as intended, Testing turned out well, Conformity verified, Data quality clean, Model card created. (Release readiness)
• ==Reliability is consistency over time; robustness is resilience under stress== - and a model card documents one model while a system card documents the assembled whole. (Trust attributes and safeguards)

Where Model card is covered in the AIGP study notes

• High-risk provider obligations
• Monitoring, maintenance and drift
• Trust attributes and safeguards

Related terms

• California AB 2013
• Model drift
• Snapshots
• Bug bounty
• Fairness
• Safety
• Reliability
• Robustness
• Fail-safe plans
• System card

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