Why AI "model cards" are an urgent necessity for child safety

Margaret Mitchell and other authors advocate for "model cards" for child safety models such as CSAM detection, abduction recognition, and self-harm flagging, stating that these widely deployed models remain black boxes lacking structured performance data. A survey by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection of nearly 1,300 adolescents who experienced online sexual exploitation found that over half of cases involved images, and 23% involved threats to distribute real or AI-generated images.