AI product & model operations · Working
System card
Also called: AI system card
ELI5
A report explaining the whole AI system, not just the model.
Used in conversation
“The system card covers retrieval, model and human review.”
Definition
Documentation describing an AI system's capabilities, risks, evaluations and deployment controls.
Here “System card” means: Documentation describing an AI system's capabilities, risks, evaluations and deployment controls.
Pitch context
You will see “System card” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches ai product & model operations.
Why it matters: In ai product & model operations, the scope can change what data may be used, who may access it and which controls are required.
Sources & evidence · 2
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossaryDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16