hatred
Enable an AI agent to recognise reported or evidenced hatred, assess its persistence and consequences without equating feeling with intent, and identify proportionate responses.
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5 bundles · 10 layers · 10 findings · 20 questions
Recognition and attribution Establishes what supports describing an orientation as hatred and whose description it is.
Attribution evidence
Separates first-person reports, outside allegations and agent inferences.
Basis for hatred attribution
Record the supporting statement or observation, its source and circumstances, and whether the attribution is contested.
- Who calls this hatred, and what exact report or observation supports that description? provenance
- Could the apparent expression instead be quotation, exaggeration, performance or an unwanted intrusive thought? boundary
Neighbouring experiences
Tests the interpretation against anger, contempt, disgust, fear and principled opposition.
Hostility beyond an episode
Record whether the holder describes broader target rejection and how that differs from their immediate reaction to particular conduct.
- What does the holder mean by hatred here, beyond being angry, afraid, disgusted or opposed? definition
- Does the hostile orientation remain when the immediate provocation is absent, and what evidence establishes that? measurement
Target and hostile meaning Identifies the object of hatred and the appraisals through which the holder understands it.
Target boundaries
Records the target's identity and the extent of any generalisation.
Specific and generalised targets
Preserve distinctions between a named target, its conduct and associated people or categories.
- Is hatred directed at the self, a particular actor, a group, an institution, a practice or an idea? definition
- Has hostility spread to people merely associated with the original target, and where does the holder draw exceptions? boundary
Appraisals and grievances
Records the holder's account of wrongdoing, threat or intolerability without adopting it as fact.
Grounds and revisability
Distinguish reported events from interpretations of the target's character, identity and capacity to change.
- Which experiences, accounts or claims does the holder identify as grounds for hatred, and which have independent support? provenance
- Does the holder describe anything that could change their appraisal, or regard the target as irredeemable? boundary
Persistence and reinforcement Records how hatred varies over time and what reportedly renews or weakens it.
Temporal course
Tracks onset, recurrence, intensity and periods of reduced activation.
Recurrence and change
Record dated observations and self-reports using consistent descriptions or explicitly defined scales.
- When was hatred first reported, how often does it recur, and over what observation period? measurement
- What supports an increase or decrease in hatred rather than a change in willingness or opportunity to express it? measurement
Renewal contexts
Examines reported links with reminders, repeated grievances and social encouragement.
Hostile rehearsal and social reward
Record whether revisiting grievances, consuming target-focused material or receiving approval accompanies renewed hostility; keep causal explanations tentative.
- Which encounters, reminders or repeated narratives reportedly reactivate hatred? provenance
- Do particular audiences reward expressions of hatred or discourage moderation, and what observations support that interpretation? provenance
Expression and action Distinguishes experienced hatred from its communication, desired outcomes and relationship to conduct.
Communication and wishes
Records what is expressed, to whom and with what stated desired consequence for the target.
Expression context and target outcome
Distinguish private disclosure, public denunciation, targeted abuse and calls for others to act, preserving ambiguity about purpose.
- What was communicated, to which audience, and was the target directly addressed? provenance
- Does the holder seek distance, accountability, exclusion, humiliation, suffering or another outcome for the target? definition
Intent, conduct and restraint
Links hatred to separately evidenced intentions and conduct without treating those links as automatic.
Transition evidence and action limits
Record explicit intentions, preparations, observed acts and stated restraints as distinct evidence requiring their own interpretation.
- What evidence, if any, distinguishes a hostile wish from an intention, preparation or completed act? boundary
- What restraints are reported or observed, and do concrete threats or preparations warrant referral to a separate safety process? action
Response and reassessment Identifies permissible responses and evaluates change without making reconciliation the default objective.
Response selection
Connects the holder's goals, the target's boundaries and the agent's authority to possible interventions.
Voluntary change and protective distance
Record whether help is sought with distress, hostile expression, unwanted rehearsal or conduct, and whether continued distance serves protection.
- What change does the holder want, and which actions fall within the agent's role and authorisation? action
- Would contact, mediation or reconciliation conflict with either party's boundaries or expose someone to further harm? boundary
Outcomes and revision
Evaluates changes in experience, appraisal and conduct separately.
Reduced hatred versus reduced expression
Distinguish less reported hatred, narrower target scope, reduced hostile conduct and simple absence of new evidence.
- Which outcome changed: reported hatred, appraisal of the target, expression, desired harm or actual conduct? measurement
- What new evidence would justify revising or withdrawing the attribution of hatred? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- self-hatred, generalized hate
What it is Filled
This model owns hatred as a person's or explicitly evidenced collective's target-directed hostile orientation, including its attribution, meaning, persistence, expression and relationship to possible action; its recognition criteria are provisional pending research.
In scope
- Who reportedly hates whom or what, including uncertainty about the holder and target
- Whether hostility concerns particular conduct or extends to the target's perceived identity or existence
- Reported experience, recurring appraisals and changes in hatred over time
- Expressions of hatred and their relationship to desires, intentions and conduct
- Social reinforcement, target generalisation and conditions affecting persistence
- Boundaries and interventions relevant to reducing harm without demanding reconciliation
Out of scope
- Anger episodes and general emotion regulation as independent phenomena
- Disgust, contempt, fear and aversion without evidence of hatred
- Prejudice, discrimination and ideologies as complete social systems
- Threat assessment, violence planning and incident management as independent processes
- Legal classification of hate speech or hate crimes
- Clinical diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Why it exists Filled
Enable an AI agent to recognise reported or evidenced hatred, assess its persistence and consequences without equating feeling with intent, and identify proportionate responses.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Test whether hostility extends beyond condemning a particular act to a broader rejection of its target; disagreement or moral criticism alone does not establish hatred.
- Test whether the orientation recurs outside an immediate provocation; persistence helps distinguish it from an anger episode but is not an established necessary condition.
- Test whether avoidance reflects hostility toward the target rather than fear, sensory aversion or a protective boundary alone.
- Test whether words such as 'hate' express serious target-directed hostility, exaggeration, quotation, satire or an unwanted intrusive thought.
- Record hatred, prejudice, harmful intent and harmful conduct separately: evidence of any one does not automatically establish the others.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Generate or amplify hate speech against people or groups.
- Attribute hatred to a person or group without evidence.
- Help plan harm against a hated person or group.
- Use a person's expressed feelings against them without consent.
Only with a human decision
- Reporting expressed hatred that suggests a threat to someone's safety.
May
- Explain hatred as an emotion and social phenomenon from research sources.
- Point a person struggling with hatred or targeted by it to support.
Moral aspects Filled
- Hatred towards groups has driven persecution and genocide.
- Labelling someone hateful without evidence can itself be a harm.
Who is affected
- Targets of hatred
- People wrongly labelled
- Communities in conflict
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a human orientation; courts and platforms address its harmful expression.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q208351 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.hatred
- Wikidata: Q160232 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160232)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Attribution basis: self-report | attributed by another | inferred from expression or conduct | disputed | unknown; multiple values allowed
- Holder and collective attribution: identified person, organisational position or bounded collective claim, with evidence and limits of attribution
- Target and target scope: self | individual | group | institution | practice | idea | other; record specificity and changes in scope
- Hostile appraisal: recorded appraisals concerning conduct, character, identity, perceived threat or perceived irredeemability; unresolved where unclear
- Experienced intensity: holder's stated intensity or a declared scale with anchors, date and method; unknown when unavailable
- Temporal pattern: newly reported | episodic | recurrent | sustained | diminishing | no longer reported | unknown, with observation period
- Desired outcome for the target: distance | changed conduct | accountability | exclusion | humiliation | suffering | destruction | mixed | unstated; preserve the holder's wording
- Expression and action relationship: reported feeling only | expressed hostility | stated wish | stated intention | preparation reported | conduct observed | unknown; categories may coexist
- Restraints and boundaries: reported commitments, protective distance, support relationships and situational constraints, with evidence of current relevance
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Hatred is an internal emotional state that cannot be reliably identified from appearance or a single observed behavior.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Record hatred as a qualified attribution linked to statements, observations and competing interpretations.
- Clarify the target and distinguish hostility toward conduct from rejection of a person or group.
- Track recurrence, intensification, generalisation and reduction using comparable observations.
- Separate hostile feelings and wishes from intentions, preparations and acts, linking concrete concerns to an appropriate safety process.
- Identify opportunities for voluntary distance, interruption of hostile rehearsal, support or changes in interaction.
- Reassess attribution and outcomes without requiring forgiveness, renewed contact or agreement with the target.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Persistent hatred can contribute to distress, rumination and damaged relationships.
- Hatred expressed through harassment or discrimination can harm targeted people and communities.
- Treating an attributed feeling as proof of violent intent can lead to unjustified restrictions or accusations.
Standards and interfaces not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
No standard or law directly governs hatred as an internal feeling independently of its expression or associated conduct.
Context of use required Filled
- Hatred is discussed in personal accounts, interpersonal conflict and the study of emotions and group relations.
- Recognising reported hatred can help assess distress and conflict while keeping emotional experience distinct from intentions and actions.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q160232: hatred - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Hatred - general description of the item
Open questions
- Which researched recognition criteria best distinguish hatred from sustained anger, contempt and aversion, and how do those criteria vary across languages and contexts?
- Can self-hatred, interpersonal hatred and hatred of practices or ideas share this model without obscuring differences that require specialised extensions?
- What evidence justifies attributing hatred to a collective beyond identifiable speakers, official communications or coordinated acts?
- Which measures of intensity, persistence and target generalisation are sufficiently validated for an agent's intended use?
- Which interventions reduce distress or harmful conduct in different contexts, and when might contact, confrontation or pressure to forgive worsen outcomes?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q160232/spec.json