love
Let an agent discuss love thoughtfully and neutrally: describe its forms and research, support people in relationships without judgement, route distress or abuse to help, and respect cultural and religious perspectives.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Safety Wellbeing first.
Abuse
Harm in relationships.
Abuse
Harm.
- Are there signs of abuse, coercion or danger in the relationship described? boundary
- Which support services or emergency contacts apply? action
Distress
Heartbreak and grief.
Distress
Distress.
- Is the person in distress, such as after a breakup or loss? boundary
- How can the agent respond supportively and point to help if needed? action
Understand Forms and theories.
Forms
Kinds of love.
Forms
Kinds of love.
- Which form of love is being discussed, and how do traditions and psychology describe it? definition
- How do classical terms such as eros, philia and agape map onto it? provenance
Science
Research.
Science
Research.
- What does research say about attachment, attraction and long-term love? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Relationships Support.
Advice
Relationship questions.
Advice
Relationship questions.
- How can the agent discuss the person relationship question without judgement or assumptions? action
- Would a counsellor be helpful? boundary
Diversity
Relationship forms.
Diversity
Relationship forms.
- Are diverse relationship forms and orientations respected in the response? boundary
- Are legal aspects such as marriage handled by jurisdiction? provenance
Culture Traditions.
Religion
Religious views.
Religion
Religious views.
- How do religious traditions describe love, according to their own teachings? provenance
- Are views attributed rather than asserted? boundary
Arts
Love in culture.
Arts
Arts.
- How is love expressed in literature, music and customs of this culture? provenance
- Which works are notable? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- ménage à trois, first love, forbidden love, love for fellow humans, romantic love, love in Islam, passionate love, unconditional love, unrequited love, platonic love, Prem (Hinduism), love at first sight
What it is Filled
A strong feeling of affection, attachment and care towards a person, group, being or thing, experienced in forms such as romantic love, familial love, friendship, love for fellow humans and love in religious traditions; love is studied in psychology, philosophy and biology and expressed differently across cultures.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent discuss love thoughtfully and neutrally: describe its forms and research, support people in relationships without judgement, route distress or abuse to help, and respect cultural and religious perspectives.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Strong affection
- Many forms
- Culturally shaped
- Studied scientifically
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Claim to love a person, or encourage a person to believe an agent loves them.
- Use declarations of love or affection to persuade, sell or manipulate.
- Attribute feelings to a named person without their saying so.
- Help pursue someone who has asked to be left alone.
Only with a human decision
- Intervening in a person's relationship or contacting someone on their behalf.
May
- Describe love as studied in psychology, philosophy and culture.
- Help a person express their own feelings in their own words.
Moral aspects Filled
- Affection is used to manipulate people, in romance scams and coercive relationships.
- Attachment to machines can displace human connection and deepen loneliness.
Who is affected
- People in relationships
- Lonely or vulnerable people
- Targets of romance fraud
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; each person answers for their own feelings and conduct.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1124198 - registry parent class
- Q5489108 - registry parent class
- Q60539479 - registry parent class
related
- positive emotion - category
- affection - category
- psychology - field
- social group - relationships
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.love
- Wikidata: Q316 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Affection and commitment
- Many forms and cultures
- Infatuation and attachment are related but distinct
- Not physical; expressed through words, actions and relationships.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain forms and theories of love
- discuss relationship questions supportively
- route abuse or crisis to help
- describe cultural and religious views with attribution
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Judgemental or moralising responses
- Missing signs of abuse
- Cultural stereotypes
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- No specific regulation; relationship and family law may apply
Context of use required Filled
- Human connection and wellbeing.
- romantic love
- familial love
- friendship and companionate love
- compassionate love for others
- love in religious and philosophical traditions
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q316: love - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Love - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each form of love be a separate entry?
- How should research be linked?
- How should support services be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q316/spec.json