Disclosure or Marketing? Analyzing the Efficacy of Vendor Self-reports for Vetting Public-sector AI
arXiv:2604.01332v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Documentation-based disclosure has become a central governance strategy for responsible AI, particularly in public-sector procurement. Tools such as model cards, datasheets, and AI FactSheets are increasingly expected to support accountability, risk assessment, and informed decision-making across organizational boundaries. Yet there is limited empirical evidence about how these artifacts are produced, interpreted, and used in practice. In this paper, we present a qualitative study of the GovAI Coalition FactSheet, a widely adopted transparency document designed to support AI procurement and governance in government contexts. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with vendors and public-sector practitioners, alongside a systematic analysis of
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Abstract:Documentation-based disclosure has become a central governance strategy for responsible AI, particularly in public-sector procurement. Tools such as model cards, datasheets, and AI FactSheets are increasingly expected to support accountability, risk assessment, and informed decision-making across organizational boundaries. Yet there is limited empirical evidence about how these artifacts are produced, interpreted, and used in practice. In this paper, we present a qualitative study of the GovAI Coalition FactSheet, a widely adopted transparency document designed to support AI procurement and governance in government contexts. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with vendors and public-sector practitioners, alongside a systematic analysis of completed FactSheets, we examine how FactSheets are used, what information they surface, and where they fall short. We find that FactSheets are asked to serve multiple and conflicting purposes simultaneously: showcasing vendor offerings, supporting evaluation and due diligence, and facilitating early-stage dialogue between vendors and agencies. These competing expectations, combined with the structural constraints of voluntary and public self-disclosure, limit the ability of FactSheets to function as standalone evaluation or risk-assessment tools. At the same time, our findings suggest that when understood as relational artifacts used to establish trust, shared understanding, and ongoing dialogue, FactSheets can help create conditions that support more meaningful disclosure and governance over time.
Comments: 31 pages, 2 figures
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Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
Cite as: arXiv:2604.01332 [cs.HC]
(or arXiv:2604.01332v1 [cs.HC] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2604.01332
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