AI engineering glossary · AI ethics law product
What is datasheet for datasets?
Datasheet for datasets (also called dataset documentation): A structured document describing how a dataset was created, what it contains, how it was collected and labelled, recommended uses, and known limitations. Modelled on datasheets in electronics, it makes hidden assumptions and risks visible before the data is used.
Datasheet for datasets: an example
A datasheet for a set of 50,000 voice clips records the regions of the speakers, consent obtained and the fact that children were excluded.
Related terms
More AI ethics law product terms
- Deflection rate
- Demographic parity
- Differential privacy
- Disparate impact
- DP-SGD
- DPDP Act 2023
- DPDP Rules 2025
- Edit rate
Where you learn it
Datasheet for datasets is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.