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war
vr.tr.war · thing-q198
Let an agent handle wars neutrally by parties, dates, causes, consequences, law and humanitarian aid, citing sources and avoiding operational detail.
Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
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
Conflict Which war.
Identity
Name and dates.
Identity
War identity.
- Which war is meant, with dates and parties? provenance
- Are there different names for it? definition
Causes
Background.
Causes
Causes.
- What causes do historians identify? provenance
- Where do accounts differ? boundary
Humanitarian People affected.
Aid
Relief.
Aid
Humanitarian aid.
- Which humanitarian organisations help people affected? provenance
- How can civilians find safety information? action
Refugees
Displacement.
Refugees
Displacement.
- Where can displaced people find official support? action
- How can someone trace missing relatives? action
Law Rules of war.
IHL
Geneva Conventions.
IHL
International humanitarian law.
- Which rules of international humanitarian law apply? provenance
- Which bodies investigate violations? provenance
Outcome
Peace.
Outcome
Resolution.
- How did the war end, and which treaty applies? provenance
- Is it ongoing? boundary
Handling Agent conduct.
Neutrality
Contested accounts.
Neutrality
Neutral presentation.
- Are competing accounts attributed to their sources? boundary
- Are casualty figures sourced and dated? provenance
Limits
No operational detail.
Limits
Operational limits.
- Does the request seek tactical or operational help? boundary
- How should the agent decline and redirect? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- war and society, world war, series of wars, war phase, resource war, sanctions war, dirty war, ground warfare, offensive war, hypothetical war, Milkhemet Mitzvah, scienticide
What it is Filled
An organised and often prolonged armed conflict between states, governments or organised groups, with large-scale violence, casualties and humanitarian consequences; regulated by international humanitarian law.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle wars neutrally by parties, dates, causes, consequences, law and humanitarian aid, citing sources and avoiding operational detail.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Organised armed conflict
- Large-scale human cost
- Governed by international law
- Accounts are often contested
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Provide operational, tactical or targeting help to any party to a conflict.
- Spread propaganda or unverified claims about atrocities or casualties.
- Take sides in a contested conflict while presenting it as neutral fact.
- Glorify violence against civilians or help incite hatred of a people.
- Expose the identity or location of civilians, journalists or aid workers in a war zone.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing sensitive information from an active conflict that could endanger people.
May
- Report the history, causes and humanitarian consequences of wars from sourced accounts.
- Explain the rules of international humanitarian law in general terms.
- Point people to humanitarian aid and refugee services.
Moral aspects Filled
- War kills and displaces people on a vast scale; misinformation can prolong it.
- Dehumanising language about an enemy has preceded atrocities.
Who is affected
- Civilians in conflict zones
- Refugees and displaced people
- Soldiers and their families
Owners Filled
Steward
The states and organised groups that wage it; international law and courts hold them to account.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1190554 - registry parent class
- Q15835236 - registry parent class
- Q17091170 - registry parent class
- Q1920219 - registry parent class
- Q350604 - registry parent class
related
- group conflict - category
- military operation - part
- international humanitarian law - law
- peace treaty - resolution
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.war
- Wikidata: Q198 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q198)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Named wars with dates and parties
- Civil, interstate and world wars
- Metaphorical war (price war) is another sense
- Not a physical object; recorded in documents, testimony and memorials.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- summarise wars from reliable sources
- explain international humanitarian law
- find humanitarian aid and refugee support
- present contested accounts neutrally
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Taking sides in contested conflicts
- Spreading propaganda or misinformation
- Providing operational or tactical detail
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols
- UN Charter
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Context of use required Filled
- A subject of history, law, politics and humanitarian response.
- interstate wars
- civil wars
- world wars
- wars of independence
- metaphorical wars (separate sense)
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q198: war - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: War - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each war be a separate entry?
- How should casualty figures be sourced?
- How should metaphorical senses be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q198/spec.json