Module 2
How a Model Is Born
How CMMI decides what to test, the consequential choice between mandatory and voluntary participation, and how models are actually announced.
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Use CMMI's published strategy to anticipate the models likely to come next
- Explain why mandatory participation produces more trustworthy evidence
- Determine how a model is being launched and what public input that path allows
- From Idea to Model Models do not appear at random. This lesson covers how the Innovation Center decides what to test and how a concept becomes a launched model. About 4 min
- Mandatory vs Voluntary Design Whether a model requires participation is one of its most consequential design choices, for both fairness and evidence. This lesson covers the trade-off. About 5 min
- Announcing a Model How a model becomes real determines how you can respond to it. This lesson covers the difference between models launched by rule and by announcement. About 4 min
Module quiz
Answer all questions to see your score.
1. Why does CMMI's published strategy matter to someone tracking model policy?
The strategy is the field's early-warning system for the direction of travel before any specific model is announced.
2. Why does mandatory participation produce stronger evidence than voluntary participation?
The evaluation course's selection lesson applied to design: mandatory participation yields the closest thing to a clean test.
3. Why does it matter whether a model is launched by formal rulemaking or sub-regulatory means?
The launch path determines whether the public gets a formal comment voice and how durable the model's terms are.