{ "model": { "rank": 1680, "code": "thing-q14076", "model_id": "vr.tr.condom", "name": "condom", "purpose": "Enable an AI agent to recognise a condom, assess its documented condition and suitability for an intended use, and identify permissible next actions or reasons to withhold use.", "family": "Thing Registry", "category": "Physical world and living systems", "status": "research-draft", "kind": "thing", "plane": "PHY", "domain": "PHY.OBJ", "industry": "", "version": "", "url": "/models/thing/q14076/", "tier": 2, "score": 132, "payload": { "layer": "wikidata", "aliases": [ "external condom", "female condom" ], "aliasCount": 2, "merged": 2, "knownIn": 132, "facets": null, "markers": [], "lexicalClass": "", "senseRank": null, "alsoRegisteredAs": "vr.tr.condom", "source": { "dataset": "wikidata", "item": "Q14076", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14076", "license": "CC0 1.0" } }, "research": { "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-06T21:37:24Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "missingProviders": [ "Grok" ], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "usd": null, "turns": null, "seconds": 2.6, "error": "Error: Internal error: {\n \"message\": \"API error (status 402 Payment Required): Grok Build usage balance exhausted\",\n \"http_status\": 402\n}", "retried": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 63.2, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.3\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a078a6-a478-7db0-a359-56a4a417866b\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. 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tied to evidence for the identified product.", "in_scope": [ "External or internal condom identity and distinguishing physical features", "Material, dimensions, retention features and product-specific fit information", "Barrier condition and evidence supporting labelled uses", "Lubricants, coatings and compatibility constraints", "Individual packaging, expiry, storage history and lot traceability", "Preparation, application, removal and disposal states" ], "out_of_scope": [ "A person's anatomy, allergies, clinical history or medical assessment", "Sexual consent, relationships and encounter-level decisions", "Diagnosis, treatment and management of pregnancy or infection risk", "Standalone lubricants, medicines and other contraceptive products", "Manufacturing equipment and production quality-management systems", "Retail transactions, inventory management and waste-processing infrastructure" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Determine whether the item is identified as a condom for sexual use, rather than a probe cover, finger cot or other protective sheath; shape alone does not establish identity.", "Distinguish a sheath designed to cover a penis from a pouch designed for internal placement using its opening, retention features and product instructions.", "Distinguish it from a dental dam by whether the barrier forms a sheath or pouch rather than a sheet.", "Distinguish it from a diaphragm or cervical cap by its intended placement and extent of coverage, verified against product instructions.", "Distinguish an actual barrier article from a novelty or demonstration article through its labelled intended use and supporting documentation." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Condom configuration", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "external; internal; unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Determines which placement, retention and dimensional descriptions apply." }, { "name": "Product identity", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "manufacturer, product designation, variant and matching instructions", "why_it_matters": "Connects the physical article to the correct claims and handling constraints." }, { "name": "Barrier material", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "declared material or composition; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Supports material-specific compatibility and sensitivity checks without inferring them from appearance." }, { "name": "Declared dimensions", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "mm for length, nominal width, thickness or configuration-specific dimensions; include measurement definition", "why_it_matters": "Supports fit comparisons while avoiding confusion between flattened width, diameter and circumference." }, { "name": "Retention and end features", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "record rolled rim, rings, reservoir, closed-end geometry and other declared features as applicable", "why_it_matters": "Helps recognise configuration and interpret orientation and placement instructions." }, { "name": "Surface treatment", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "declared lubricant, coating or additive; none declared; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Identifies substances relevant to compatibility and product selection." }, { "name": "Supported intended use", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "product-specific claim linked to labelling or other identified evidence", "why_it_matters": "Prevents a condom's appearance or category from being treated as proof of every protective claim." }, { "name": "Immediate package condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "apparently intact; opened; visibly damaged; uncertain", "why_it_matters": "Provides evidence for handling decisions while keeping package appearance separate from barrier integrity." }, { "name": "Expiry assessment", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "within labelled expiry; expired; unreadable; unavailable; include assessment date", "why_it_matters": "Makes the time-dependent assessment explicit and reviewable." }, { "name": "Storage exposure history", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "known storage or transport exposures linked to product storage requirements; unknown intervals", "why_it_matters": "Allows potentially relevant exposure to be assessed without assuming an intact wrapper proves suitable storage." }, { "name": "Observed barrier condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "no defect observed; visible tear or hole; sticking or other alteration; not inspected; uncertain", "why_it_matters": "Records observations without equating an absence of visible defects with verified performance." }, { "name": "Use state", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "unopened; opened and unapplied; placement attempted; in use; removed; discarded; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes remaining handling options and avoids treating an opened or used article as new." } ], "affordances": [ "Identify the condom and retrieve instructions matching its configuration and variant.", "Compare declared dimensions and design with stated selection requirements.", "Check documented material, coating and accessory compatibility for a proposed use.", "Inspect packaging and visible condition, then flag uncertainty or grounds to withhold use.", "Guide opening, orientation, placement and removal using the identified product instructions.", "Record observed breakage or displacement and route the article to replacement or disposal while handing exposure assessment to a neighbouring model." ] }, "sources": [], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "condom-identity", "name": "Condom identity", "description": "Establishes what barrier article this is and which product evidence applies.", "rationale": "Similar-looking sheaths can have different purposes, and condom configurations require different handling.", "layers": [ { "id": "barrier-configuration", "name": "Barrier configuration", "description": "Recognises the article through its geometry and intended placement.", "findings": [ { "id": "configuration-and-boundary", "name": "Configuration and boundary", "description": "Record evidence that the article is an external or internal condom rather than a neighbouring barrier product.", "questions": [ { "text": "What labelled purpose and physical features identify this article as a condom?", "kind": "definition", "id": "configuration-and-boundary-q01" }, { "text": "What distinguishes it from a dental dam, cervical barrier, probe cover or novelty sheath?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "configuration-and-boundary-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "product-evidence", "name": "Product evidence", "description": "Links the article to its particular variant and documented claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "identity-to-instructions", "name": "Identity-to-instructions match", "description": "Record the product identification needed to apply instructions and claims to this article.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which manufacturer, variant and instruction version match the wrapper or other available identification?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "identity-to-instructions-q01" }, { "text": "Which intended uses are explicitly supported for this variant, and where are those claims documented?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "identity-to-instructions-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "fit-and-retention", "name": "Fit and retention", "description": "Describes dimensions, orientation and features relevant to placement and remaining positioned.", "rationale": "Condom selection and placement depend on configuration-specific geometry rather than a generic object size.", "layers": [ { "id": "dimensional-fit", "name": "Dimensional fit", "description": "Makes size labels interpretable without assuming a universal sizing system.", "findings": [ { "id": "interpretable-dimensions", "name": "Interpretable dimensions", "description": "Record dimensions together with their definitions and the manufacturer's fit guidance.", "questions": [ { "text": "What length, nominal width or other relevant dimensions are declared, in what units and with what definitions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "interpretable-dimensions-q01" }, { "text": "How does the manufacturer relate this variant's dimensions to selection, and which fit requirements remain unresolved?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "interpretable-dimensions-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "orientation-and-retention", "name": "Orientation and retention", "description": "Captures the features used to establish correct placement and recognise displacement.", "findings": [ { "id": "placement-features", "name": "Placement features", "description": "Record applicable rims, rings, ends and orientation cues with their documented roles.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which physical features determine orientation, placement and retention for this configuration?", "kind": "definition", "id": "placement-features-q01" }, { "text": "What product instructions govern placement checks and responses to slipping, rolling or displacement?", "kind": "action", "id": "placement-features-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "material-and-barrier", "name": "Material and barrier", "description": "Connects composition and surface treatments to compatibility and evidence about barrier performance.", "rationale": "A condom's material and additives constrain selection and use, while appearance cannot establish protective performance.", "layers": [ { "id": "composition-and-contact", "name": "Composition and contact", "description": "Identifies substances and product-specific compatibility conditions.", "findings": [ { "id": "material-and-additive-compatibility", "name": "Material and additive compatibility", "description": "Record declared materials, lubricants and additives alongside evidence for permitted contacts.", "questions": [ { "text": "What barrier material, lubricant, coating and other additives are declared for this variant?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "material-and-additive-compatibility-q01" }, { "text": "Which additional lubricants or substances do its instructions permit or exclude, and what remains undocumented?", "kind": "action", "id": "material-and-additive-compatibility-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "integrity-and-performance", "name": "Integrity and performance", "description": "Separates article-level observations from product-level testing and claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "limits-of-integrity-evidence", "name": "Limits of integrity evidence", "description": "Record visible condition and supporting performance evidence without treating either as a guarantee for an individual use.", "questions": [ { "text": "What tears, holes, sticking or other alterations are observable, and what has not been inspected?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "limits-of-integrity-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Which barrier claims rest on product-level testing, and what can that evidence establish about this individual article?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "limits-of-integrity-evidence-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "packaging-and-shelf-condition", "name": "Packaging and shelf condition", "description": "Assesses the immediate wrapper, dated limits and known exposures before use.", "rationale": "The condom's wrapper and storage history provide decision-relevant evidence that cannot be recovered from the unpackaged article alone.", "layers": [ { "id": "wrapper-and-traceability", "name": "Wrapper and traceability", "description": "Preserves package observations and identifiers needed for verification.", "findings": [ { "id": "wrapper-evidence", "name": "Wrapper evidence", "description": "Record the wrapper's condition and its association with product, lot and expiry information.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is the individual wrapper opened, visibly damaged or apparently intact, and when was this observed?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "wrapper-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "What lot and expiry markings are legible, and how securely are they associated with this condom?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "wrapper-evidence-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "age-and-storage", "name": "Age and 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Form alone rarely separates two models that do very different things." ], "relatedModels": [ { "relation": "covers", "note": "Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.", "targets": [ "external condom", "female condom" ] } ], "standing": "Described in 132 Wikipedia languages, which measures how widely it is written about rather than how important or how common it is. 2 finer distinctions are held inside this entry as names rather than as separate models.", "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identity-and-classification", "name": "Identity, naming and classification", "description": "How an agent tells one condom from another, and a condom from things that resemble it.", "rationale": "Recognition comes before every other claim. Without stable identity nothing else in the model can be trusted to be about the same thing twice.", "layers": [ { "id": "naming-and-identifiers", "name": "Names and identifiers", "description": "The names this thing goes by and the identifiers that survive translation and time.", "findings": [ { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases", "name": "Preferred name, aliases and local names", "description": "Which name to use, which names mean the same thing, and which merely sound similar.", "questions": [ { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the name of a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the name of a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the name of a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers", "name": "Stable identifiers and external keys", "description": "Identifiers that keep pointing at this kind of thing across systems and languages.", "questions": [ { "id": "stable-identifiers-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an identifier for a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an identifier for a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an identifier for a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "classification-and-granularity", "name": "Classification and granularity", "description": "Where a condom sits among kinds, and how finely a task needs to cut it.", "findings": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents", "name": "Kind, parents and neighbouring kinds", "description": "The classes this thing belongs to and the ones it is next to.", "questions": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the kind of a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the kind of a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the kind of a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features", "name": "Distinguishing features", "description": "What separates a condom from the things most often confused with it.", "questions": [ { "id": "distinguishing-features-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes what distinguishes a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about what distinguishes a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once what distinguishes a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "form-and-composition", "name": "Form, composition and condition", "description": "What a condom is made of, what shape and size it takes, and what state it is in.", "rationale": "A physical thing can be measured, and a model that cannot record its measurements cannot support any decision that depends on them.", "layers": [ { "id": "form-and-dimensions", "name": "Form and dimensions", "description": "Shape, size, mass and the ranges these take across examples.", "findings": [ { "id": "measurable-dimensions", "name": "Measurable dimensions and their units", "description": "The quantities worth recording and the units they are recorded in.", "questions": [ { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the dimensions of a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the dimensions of a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the dimensions of a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "material-and-composition", "name": "Material and composition", "description": "Materials, parts and how they are put together.", "findings": [ { "id": "parts-and-materials", "name": "Parts and materials", "description": "What 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movement", "description": "Where a condom is, how it got there and where it may go (varies).", "rationale": "A thing that can move needs its position recorded with a time, or every later claim about it is about a place it has left.", "layers": [ { "id": "location-and-placement", "name": "Location and placement", "description": "Position, containment and the reference frame the position is given in.", "findings": [ { "id": "position-and-frame", "name": "Position, container and reference frame", "description": "Where a condom is, and what that position is measured against.", "questions": [ { "id": "position-and-frame-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the location of a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the location of a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the location of a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "movement-and-transfer", "name": "Movement and transfer", "description": "How a condom is carried, installed or relocated.", "findings": [ { "id": "movement-events", "name": "Movement events and constraints", "description": "What counts as a movement, what records it and what limits it.", "questions": [ { "id": "movement-events-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the movement of a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the movement of a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the movement of a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "state-and-lifecycle", "name": "State and lifecycle", "description": "The states a condom passes through and the events that move it between them.", "rationale": "Most decisions about a thing depend on what state it is in now, which is a claim with a time on it, not a property.", "layers": [ { "id": "lifecycle-stages", "name": "Lifecycle stages", "description": "From coming into existence to ceasing to be one of these.", "findings": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions", "name": "Stages and transitions", "description": "The stages worth naming and what moves a condom between them.", "questions": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the lifecycle of a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the lifecycle of a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "observations-and-status", "name": "Observations and current status", "description": "What is observed about a condom, how often and by whom.", "findings": [ { "id": "observation-record", "name": "Observation record", "description": "How an observation of a condom is recorded so that it can be superseded rather than overwritten.", "questions": [ { "id": "observation-record-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an observation of a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an observation of a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an observation of a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "function-and-principle", "name": "Function and operating principle", "description": "What condom is for and how it achieves it.", "rationale": "Two devices with the same name can work on different principles, and the principle is what predicts failure and constrains use.", "layers": [ { "id": "intended-function", "name": "Intended function", "description": "The job it does, and the jobs it is used for anyway.", "findings": [ { "id": "function-record", "name": "Function, principle and variants", "description": "What it does, how, and which variants do it differently.", "questions": [ { "id": "function-record-q01", "text": "What function does condom perform, on what operating principle, and which variants differ in that principle?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "function-record-q02", "text": "What use falls outside the intended function but happens in practice?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "capacity-and-rating", "name": "Capacity and rating", "description": "The numbers that say what it can do and where it stops.", "findings": [ { "id": "ratings", "name": "Ratings and their conditions", "description": "Rated capacity, power, throughput and the conditions each assumes.", "questions": [ { "id": "ratings-q01", "text": "What ratings characterise condom, in what units, and under what stated conditions?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "id": "ratings-q02", "text": "What happens beyond the rating - degradation, refusal, damage - and how is that detected?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "operation-and-state", "name": "Operation, controls and state", "description": "How condom is operated and what state it is in right now.", "rationale": "An agent acting on a device needs its current state and the controls that change it, not just its specification.", "layers": [ { "id": "controls-and-modes", "name": "Controls and modes", "description": "What can be set, what that changes, and what is interlocked.", "findings": [ { "id": "control-surface", "name": "Control surface and interlocks", "description": "The settings available and the conditions that block them.", "questions": [ { "id": "control-surface-q01", "text": "What controls and modes does condom have, and what does each change?", "kind": "definition" }, { "id": "control-surface-q02", "text": "Which actions are interlocked or forbidden in which state, and what must be true before acting?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-maintenance", "name": "Condition and maintenance", "description": "Wear, service intervals, consumables and the line between working and broken.", "findings": [ { "id": "service-record", "name": "Condition, service and consumables", "description": "What is consumed, what is serviced, and how condition is judged.", "questions": [ { "id": "service-record-q01", "text": "What consumables and service does condom need, at what interval, and on whose authority?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "id": "service-record-q02", "text": "What evidence separates a unit that is working from one that is out of service?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "kind-model-unit", "name": "Kind, model and unit", "description": "Whether a claim about condom is about the kind, a product line, or one physical unit.", "rationale": "This is the boundary most often got wrong for made things, and getting it wrong mixes a catalogue entry with the machine in the yard.", "layers": [ { "id": "level-of-reference", "name": "Level of reference", "description": "The three levels and what belongs at each.", "findings": [ { "id": "level-rules", "name": "What belongs to kind, model and unit", "description": "Which properties are shared by all of them and which are not.", "questions": [ { "id": "level-rules-q01", "text": "Which facts about condom hold for every one of them, which for a model, and which only for one unit?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "id": "level-rules-q02", "text": "What identifies an individual unit, and what should an agent do when it has only the kind?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "standards-and-conformity", "name": "Standards and conformity", "description": "The standards a working example must meet and who attests it.", "findings": [ { "id": "conformity", "name": "Standards, marks and attestation", "description": "Which standard applies, who certifies, and what the mark means.", "questions": [ { "id": "conformity-q01", "text": "Which standards govern condom, issued by whom, and what does conformity actually assert?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "id": "conformity-q02", "text": "What may an agent conclude from a certification mark, and what may it not?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "provenance-and-evidence", "name": "Provenance, evidence and time", "description": "Where every claim about a condom came from and when it held.", "rationale": "A claim without a source and a time cannot be superseded, only overwritten, and an agent that overwrites loses the ability to explain itself.", "layers": [ { "id": "source-and-authority", "name": "Source and authority", "description": "Who said it, on what evidence, and how strongly.", "findings": [ { "id": "claim-provenance", "name": "Claim provenance and confidence", "description": "The authority behind each claim about a condom and how confident it is.", "questions": [ { "id": "claim-provenance-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes a claim about a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about a claim about a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once a claim about a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "time-and-versions", "name": "Time, versions and supersession", "description": "When a claim was true, when it was learnt, and what replaced it.", "findings": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession", "name": "Validity period and supersession", "description": "How an old claim about a condom is retired without being erased.", "questions": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the validity of a claim about a condom, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the validity of a claim about a condom, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the validity of a claim about a condom is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "statistics": { "bundles": 8, "layers": 17, "findings": 19, "questions": 51 } } } }