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Model card must include evaluation results

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Evaluation results are mandatory model card content, meaning a model card without them does not meet Hugging Face's stated requirements.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a bare fragment of three words with no surrounding context. The claim that this is a requirement is inferred from the document's overall disclosure requirements context; the fragment alone does not contain a verb or modal establishing obligation. Confidence is low because the verbatim slice cannot independently establish a mandatory obligation.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

As a model creator, you must include evaluation results in your model card.

How other platforms handle this

Perplexity AI Medium

the Receiving Party shall (other than to the extent prohibited by law) provide prior written notice to the Disclosing Party and reasonably cooperate...with any efforts by the Disclosing Party to contest or limit such disclosure requirement

Apple Medium

Make sure your app and its Support URL include an easy way to contact you...Failure to include accurate and up-to-date contact information not only frustrates customers, but may violate the law in some countries or regions.

Atlassian Medium

if Customer, directly or through a third party, conducts or publicly discloses the results of an Assessment, (i) the disclosure must include all information necessary to replicate the Assessment

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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the model's evaluation results

— Excerpt from Hugging Face's Hugging Face Model Card Guidelines

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hugging Face Model Card Guidelines
Entity
Hugging Face
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064779
Document ID
CA-D-00842
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
761f69a9d232f03c9a5687a54a0727406e3e8fd9f091bdb8e1cc1239e4ab3ce9
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Hugging Face
Document: Hugging Face Model Card Guidelines
Record ID: CA-P-064779
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:06:03 UTC
SHA-256: 761f69a9d232f03c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hugging-face/hugging-face-model-card-guidelines/provision/CA-P-064779/model-card-must-include-evaluation-results/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Hugging Face's Model card must include evaluation results clause do?

Evaluation results are mandatory model card content, meaning a model card without them does not meet Hugging Face's stated requirements.

How does this clause affect you?

As a model creator, you must include evaluation results in your model card.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 276 platforms. See the full comparison.

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