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alcoholic beverage

vr.tr.alcoholic-beverage · thing-q154

Let an agent give factual, non-promotional information about alcoholic drinks, route alcohol poisoning to emergency help, point to health guidance and support services, and explain legal rules in general terms.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.MAT
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

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Emergency Alcohol poisoning.

Poisoning

Warning signs.

Poisoning

Alcohol poisoning.

  1. Is someone unresponsive, vomiting while drowsy, breathing slowly or having seizures after drinking? boundary
  2. Should emergency services be called and the person kept on their side? action

Driving

Drink-driving.

Driving

Drink-driving.

  1. Is someone about to drive after drinking? boundary
  2. Which safe alternatives exist? action
Facts Drinks and content.

Types

Drink types.

Types

Drink types.

  1. How is this drink made, and what is its typical ABV? definition
  2. How many standard drinks or units does it contain here? measurement

Law

Legal rules.

Law

Legal rules.

  1. What is the legal drinking or purchase age here? provenance
  2. Which licensing rules apply? provenance
Health Guidance.

Guidelines

Low-risk guidance.

Guidelines

Health guidelines.

  1. What do national health authorities advise about alcohol consumption? provenance
  2. What do they advise in pregnancy? provenance

Support

Cutting down.

Support

Support.

  1. Which services help people cut down or stop drinking? provenance
  2. Is withdrawal support needed for heavy drinkers? boundary
Culture Heritage and products.

Heritage

Traditions.

Heritage

Heritage.

  1. What is the history of this drink, according to historians? provenance
  2. Is it a protected designation? provenance

Alternatives

Alcohol-free options.

Alternatives

Alcohol-free options.

  1. Which alcohol-free alternatives exist? provenance
  2. What does alcohol-free mean legally here? provenance

Classifiers Filled

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PHY.MAT

What it is Filled

A drink containing ethanol produced by fermentation and sometimes distillation, such as beer, wine, cider and spirits, labelled by alcohol by volume; alcohol is regulated by minimum age, licensing and drink-driving laws, and health authorities advise limiting consumption.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent give factual, non-promotional information about alcoholic drinks, route alcohol poisoning to emergency help, point to health guidance and support services, and explain legal rules in general terms.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Contains ethanol
  • Age-restricted
  • Health risks
  • Culturally significant

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Sell, serve or deliver alcohol to minors or to people who are visibly intoxicated.
  • Promote drinking to people who show signs of dependence or who say they are trying to stop.
  • Encourage drinking before driving or operating machinery.
  • Add alcohol to a drink without the drinker's knowledge.

Only with a human decision

  • Refusing service or calling help for an intoxicated person.
  • Approving alcohol sales or deliveries where age cannot be verified.

May

  • Describe drinks, their strength and their labels accurately.
  • Explain the age, licensing and drink-driving laws of a stated jurisdiction.
  • Share health guidance from public health authorities on limiting drinking.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Alcohol harms health, drives violence and road deaths, and harms families of heavy drinkers.
  • Many people abstain for religious or health reasons and should not be pressured.

Who is affected

  • Drinkers and people with alcohol dependence
  • Families
  • Road users and bystanders

Owners Filled

Steward

The licensed seller or the person who holds it; licensing authorities regulate sale.

Master systems

  • Alcohol licensing registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q40050 - registry parent class

related

  • drink - category
  • alcohol licensing law - law
  • cuisine - culture

contains

  • ethanol - ingredient

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.alcoholic-beverage
  • Wikidata: Q154 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Alcohol by volume: percent by volume - Determine ethanol volume fraction at a stated reference temperature using a validated beverage analysis method.
  • Liquid density: kilograms per cubic metre - Measure mass per unit volume at a stated temperature because ethanol, dissolved sugars and other constituents affect density.
  • Dissolved carbon dioxide concentration: grams per litre - Measure with a beverage carbonation method under specified temperature and pressure conditions.

Recognition required Filled

  • ABV percentage on labels
  • Beer, wine, cider and spirits
  • Alcohol-free versions contain little or no ethanol
  • Beverages in bottles, cans and glasses, labelled with ABV and warnings.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain drink types and alcohol content
  • find official health guidance on alcohol
  • recognise and respond to alcohol poisoning
  • find support for reducing drinking

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Alcohol poisoning
  • Drink-driving
  • Drinking in pregnancy
  • Dependence

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan
  • National minimum age and licensing laws
  • Drink-driving limits

Context of use required Filled

  • A regulated consumer product with cultural and health significance.
  • beer
  • wine
  • cider
  • spirits
  • fortified and mixed drinks

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q154: alcoholic beverage - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Alcoholic beverage - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should drink types be separate entries?
  • How should national guidelines be localised?
  • How should support services be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q154/spec.json