The Trust Calibration Maturity Model for Characterizing and Communicating Trustworthiness of AI Systems (2503.15511v1)

Abstract: The proliferation of powerful AI capabilities and systems necessitates a commensurate focus on user trust. We introduce the Trust Calibration Maturity Model (TCMM) to capture and communicate the maturity of AI system trustworthiness. The TCMM scores maturity along 5 dimensions that drive user trust: Performance Characterization, Bias & Robustness Quantification, Transparency, Safety & Security, and Usability. Information captured in the TCMM can be presented along with system performance information to help a user to appropriately calibrate trust, to compare requirements with current states of development, and to clarify trustworthiness needs. We present the TCMM and demonstrate its use on two AI system-target task pairs.