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technique

vr.tr.technique · thing-q2695280

Let an agent handle techniques by field, steps, required skill, safety and evidence of effectiveness.

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

Technique Which one.

Field

Domain.

Field

Field.

  1. Which field and technique is meant? definition
  2. What is it used for? definition

Steps

Procedure.

Steps

Procedure.

  1. What are the main steps, from an authoritative source? provenance
  2. Which variations exist? definition
Learning Skill.

Training

Instruction.

Training

Training.

  1. What training or supervision is needed? provenance
  2. How long does it take to learn? measurement

Mistakes

Common errors.

Mistakes

Common errors.

  1. What common mistakes should be avoided? definition
  2. How can they be corrected? action
Evidence Effectiveness.

Effectiveness

Results.

Effectiveness

Effectiveness.

  1. What evidence shows the technique works? provenance
  2. How strong is it? boundary

Comparison

Alternatives.

Comparison

Alternatives.

  1. How does it compare with alternative techniques? definition
  2. For which situations? boundary
Safety Risks.

Risks

Hazards.

Risks

Risks.

  1. What risks does the technique carry? boundary
  2. Which safety rules apply? provenance

Regulated

Professional use.

Regulated

Regulated techniques.

  1. Is the technique restricted to qualified professionals? boundary
  2. Which professional body sets standards? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT

What it is Filled

The sum of skills, methods and processes used to accomplish objectives, such as scientific investigation or the production of goods or services, across fields including art, sport, surgery and science.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle techniques by field, steps, required skill, safety and evidence of effectiveness.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Technique comprises the skills, methods and processes used to accomplish objectives.
  • It requires skill and practice.
  • It can be taught.
  • It is evaluated by results.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Give step-by-step instruction for a technique that needs supervision to be practised safely.
  • Present an unproven technique as effective, especially in health or sport.
  • Describe a clinical or surgical technique as guidance for someone to perform.
  • Omit the known risks or the required protective measures when describing a technique.

Only with a human decision

  • Learning or applying any technique that carries a risk of injury, which needs a qualified instructor.

May

  • Describe a technique and the skill, training and supervision it requires.
  • Point a learner to qualified instruction for a technique that carries risk.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Techniques learned unsupervised cause injuries in sport, craft and medicine.
  • Unproven techniques sold as effective divert people from treatment that works.

Who is affected

  • Learners and practitioners
  • Patients and clients
  • Instructors and employers

Owners Filled

Steward

Whoever teaches or certifies the technique; professional bodies set the standards where they exist.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1799072 - registry parent class
  • Q1914636 - registry parent class

related

  • method - category
  • skill - capability
  • procedure - record
  • technology - related concept

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.technique
  • Wikidata: Q2695280 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2695280)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Named methods within a field
  • Documented procedures
  • Technology refers to tools rather than methods
  • Not physical; seen in performance, procedures and instructions.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • describe a technique step by step
  • compare techniques for a task
  • identify training requirements
  • check evidence and safety

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Learning risky techniques without supervision
  • Unproven methods presented as effective

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Professional standards in regulated fields
  • Safety rules for hazardous techniques

Context of use required Filled

  • Doing tasks well and reproducibly.
  • artistic techniques
  • sports techniques
  • laboratory techniques
  • surgical and clinical techniques
  • craft techniques

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q2695280: technique - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Technique (method) - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should techniques be modelled per field?
  • How should procedures be linked?
  • How should evidence levels be recorded?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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