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face
vr.tr.face · thing-face
Let an agent handle the word face and its synonyms, expressions and idioms, linking to the anatomical face entry and treating facial images as personal data.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Words Vocabulary.
Synonyms
Choices.
Synonyms
Synonyms.
- Which word for face fits the register? action
- Is an informal term potentially offensive? boundary
Idioms
Expressions.
Idioms
Idioms.
- What does an idiom such as save face mean? definition
- How is it translated? action
Expression Describing faces.
Emotions
Expressions.
Emotions
Facial expressions.
- How can a facial expression be described accurately? action
- Do expressions mean the same across cultures? boundary
Respect
Describing people.
Respect
Respectful description.
- Is the description respectful and free of judgement? boundary
- Is it needed at all? boundary
Science Claims.
Physiognomy
Pseudoscience.
Physiognomy
Physiognomy.
- Is a claim that faces reveal character supported? boundary
- How should physiognomy be described? action
Anatomy
Link.
Anatomy
Anatomical entry.
- Is anatomical detail needed from the face entry? action
- Which entry fits? action
Privacy Images.
Consent
Images of people.
Consent
Consent.
- Was consent given to share an image of this face? boundary
- Are children identifiable? boundary
Recognition
Biometrics.
Recognition
Facial recognition.
- Is facial recognition being used lawfully? boundary
- Which rules restrict it? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- noun.body
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Facets: substance
- living
- Facets: origin
- natural
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- observable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- human face, countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug, pudding face, pudding-face
What it is Filled
The front of the human head from forehead to chin and ear to ear; the lexical entry also covers words for the face such as countenance, visage and physiognomy, and informal terms.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle the word face and its synonyms, expressions and idioms, linking to the anatomical face entry and treating facial images as personal data.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Lexical sense of the human face
- Many synonyms and registers
- Rich idiomatic use
- Faces identify people
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Identify or track people by face recognition without consent or legal basis.
- Infer emotion, character, sexuality or ethnicity from a person's face.
- Create or alter images of a real person's face to deceive or humiliate.
- Mock facial differences or disfigurements.
Only with a human decision
- Using facial recognition for access, policing or surveillance.
- Publishing images of identifiable faces of children.
May
- Describe the face and the words for it.
- Process facial images only with the person's consent or a lawful basis.
Moral aspects Filled
- The face is a person's most identifying feature; using it without consent strips anonymity.
- Face analysis has shown bias against darker-skinned people and women.
Who is affected
- People whose faces are captured
- People with facial differences
- Children
Owners Filled
Steward
The person whose face it is.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-05232383-n - registry parent class
related
- face (anatomy) - q37017
- head - body
- idioms - language
- biometric data - privacy
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.face
- Open English WordNet: oewn-05608392-n
Direct properties required Filled
- Facial breadth: millimetre - Breadth is measured between specified lateral anatomical landmarks using direct anthropometry or calibrated imaging.
- Facial height: millimetre - Height is measured between specified upper and lower anatomical landmarks with head position and landmark definitions recorded.
- Facial skin temperature: degree Celsius - Surface temperature is measured at a stated facial location using a contact sensor or calibrated thermal imaging under recorded ambient conditions.
Recognition required Filled
- Synonyms such as countenance or visage
- Idioms such as to save face
- Anatomical detail is in the q37017 entry
- The front of the head.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- choose the right word or register
- describe facial expressions
- translate face-related idioms
- link to anatomy and privacy guidance
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Offensive informal terms
- Physiognomy presented as science
- Sharing faces without consent
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Data protection for facial images
Context of use required Filled
- Naming and describing the face in language.
- formal synonyms such as countenance
- literary terms such as visage
- informal terms
- face-related idioms
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-05608392-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: face - word senses and usage
Open questions
- Should this lexical entry merge with the anatomical entry?
- How should idioms be linked?
- How should physiognomy be marked as pseudoscience?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-face/spec.json