A regulatory examiner asks a bank's AI governance officer to explain the difference between a Factsheet and a model card in watsonx.governance. Which answer is accurate?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation and Infographic
It's like a compliance officer reviewing contracts — they check every clause against the rulebook. In watsonx.governance a Factsheet is the primary internal governance artifact — the nutritional label — that auto-captures model metadata, lineage, metrics, approvals, and compliance evidence throughout the lifecycle. A model card is the externally published consumer-facing document generated from Factsheet data that communicates model capabilities and limitations to end users and stakeholders outside the governance platform.
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Full Explanation
In watsonx.governance a Factsheet is the primary internal governance artifact — the nutritional label — that auto-captures model metadata, lineage, metrics, approvals, and compliance evidence throughout the lifecycle. A model card is the externally published consumer-facing document generated from Factsheet data that communicates model capabilities and limitations to end users and stakeholders outside the governance platform. The incorrect options — such as 'A model card and a Factsheet are interchangeable terms for the same artifact in watsonx.governance' and 'A Factsheet is only generated after a model reaches Production; a model card is created during Development' — describe either out-of-sequence steps or unrelated configuration tasks. This concept falls under the 5.0 Define and Govern AI Use Case Inventory domain of the IBM watsonx.governance certification.