discrimination
Let an agent discuss discrimination accurately and neutrally, with legal protections and routes to help, and without reproducing slurs or stereotypes.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Kind Which discrimination.
Ground
Characteristic.
Ground
Ground.
- On which ground is the discrimination alleged? definition
- Is it a protected characteristic here? boundary
Form
Direct, indirect.
Form
Form.
- Is it direct, indirect, harassment or victimisation? definition
- In which setting: work, housing, services? definition
Law Protection.
Rights
Legal protection.
Rights
Legal protection.
- Which law protects against this discrimination here? provenance
- What remedies are available? definition
Deadlines
Time limits.
Deadlines
Time limits.
- What time limits apply to a claim? measurement
- Who can advise? action
Help Support.
Reporting
Equality bodies.
Reporting
Reporting.
- Where can discrimination be reported? action
- Is support free? boundary
Wellbeing
Support services.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing.
- What support services help people affected? action
- Is urgent help needed? boundary
Prevention Fair systems.
Policy
Organisations.
Policy
Fair policies.
- Does the organisation have equality policies and training? provenance
- Are they monitored? provenance
Algorithms
Automated decisions.
Algorithms
Algorithmic fairness.
- Could an automated system discriminate? boundary
- Has it been audited? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
- Other names and narrower kinds
- untouchability, discrimination of irreligious people in Finland, Cagot, Al-Akhdam, Baekjeong, Caquins of Brittany, school clique, geographic discrimination, height discrimination, systemic discrimination, gender discrimination, structural discrimination
What it is Filled
Unfair or prejudicial treatment of people based on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, caste, religion or belief, sex, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation; historical examples include caste-based untouchability and the persecution of groups such as the Cagots.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent discuss discrimination accurately and neutrally, with legal protections and routes to help, and without reproducing slurs or stereotypes.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Unfair treatment based on characteristics
- Direct, indirect, harassment, victimisation
- Prohibited by law in many areas
- Can be structural
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Treat people differently on protected grounds in any decision it makes or supports.
- Use proxies such as postcode or name to discriminate indirectly.
- Generate content that demeans people for their identity.
- Dismiss reports of discrimination without proper review.
Only with a human decision
- Deciding on a discrimination complaint.
May
- Explain what discrimination is and what protections the law gives.
- Detect and report discriminatory outcomes in systems it is authorized to audit.
Moral aspects Filled
- Discrimination denies people equal dignity and opportunity.
- Automated systems can discriminate at scale and out of sight.
Who is affected
- People in protected groups
- Complainants
- Employers and service providers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; equality bodies and courts enforce the law against it.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q115667577 - registry parent class
- Q1920219 - registry parent class
- Q9332 - registry parent class
related
- behavior and social issue - category
- anti-discrimination law - law
- prejudice and stereotype - attitudes
- equality body - institution
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.discrimination
- Wikidata: Q169207 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169207)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Direct and indirect discrimination
- Protected characteristics in law
- Historical group-based discrimination
- Not visible as an object; seen in treatment, outcomes and records.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- recognise discrimination
- report it to equality bodies
- seek legal advice or support
- design fair policies
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Reproducing slurs
- Dismissing reported experiences
- Algorithmic discrimination
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 2
- ICERD and CEDAW
- EU equal treatment directives
- National equality laws
Context of use required Filled
- A social issue addressed by law, policy and education.
- racial and ethnic discrimination
- caste discrimination
- religious discrimination
- sex and gender discrimination
- disability and age discrimination
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q169207: discrimination - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Discrimination - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should kinds of discrimination be separate entries?
- How should historical cases be linked?
- How should reporting routes be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q169207/spec.json