Foundation models are critical digital technologies with sweeping societal impact that necessitates transparency. To codify how foundation model developers should provide transparency about the development and deployment of their models, we propose Foundation Model Transparency Reports, drawing upon the transparency reporting practices in social media. While external documentation of societal harms prompted social media transparency reports, our objective is to institutionalize transparency reporting for foundation models while the industry is still nascent. To design our reports, we identify 6 design principles given the successes and shortcomings of social media transparency reporting. To further schematize our reports, we draw upon the 100 transparency indicators from the Foundation Model Transparency Index. Given these indicators, we measure the extent to which they overlap with the transparency requirements included in six prominent government policies (e.g., the EU AI Act, the US Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI). Well-designed transparency reports could reduce compliance costs, in part due to overlapping regulatory requirements across different jurisdictions. We encourage foundation model developers to regularly publish transparency reports, building upon recommendations from the G7 and the White House.

翻译：基础模型是具有广泛社会影响的关键数字技术，其透明度至关重要。为规范基础模型开发者应如何提供关于模型开发与部署的透明度，我们借鉴社交媒体中的透明度报告实践，提出基础模型透明度报告。虽然社交媒体透明度报告源于外部对有害社会行为的记录，我们的目标是在基础模型行业仍处于萌芽阶段时，将透明度报告制度化。为设计这些报告，我们基于社交媒体透明度报告的成功经验与不足，确定了6项设计原则。为进一步结构化报告内容，我们引入了基础模型透明度指数中的100项透明度指标。通过衡量这些指标与六项重要政府政策（如欧盟《人工智能法案》、美国《安全、可靠和可信人工智能行政令》）中透明度要求的重叠程度，我们发现设计得当的透明度报告可降低合规成本——部分原因在于不同司法管辖区的监管要求存在重叠。我们鼓励基础模型开发者参照七国集团和白宫的建议，定期发布透明度报告。