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Research draft

face

vr.tr.face · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent handle the face by anatomy, expression, care and injury, and treat facial images and recognition as sensitive personal data.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle the face by anatomy, expression, care and injury, and treat facial images and recognition as sensitive personal data.

The front part of the head, including the forehead, eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth and chin, used for sensing, eating, speaking and expressing emotion, and central to recognising people.

What it is for: Sensing, eating, communication, expression and identity.

It can be describe facial anatomy; care for facial skin; get urgent help for facial injuries or sudden weakness; protect facial images and biometric data.

Distinguishing features

Front of the head

Many sense organs

Expressions convey emotion

Facial images are biometric data

What it looks like

Eyes, nose, mouth and surrounding features on the front of the head.

How it is recognised

Facial features and expressions

Faces in photos and video

Face of a clock or cliff is another sense

Related models

is part of - body

head

has part - features

eye, nose, mouth

is recognised by - technology

facial recognition

is confused with - another sense

face (surface)

In practice

Families and kinds

human face

animal faces

faces in art and emoji

Identifiers

Uberon id UBERON:0001456 face

Standards and regulation

GDPR on biometric data

EU AI Act restrictions on facial recognition

Image rights and privacy law

Failure modes and hazards

Missing stroke signs such as facial droop

Facial recognition without consent

Sharing images of people without permission

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.face-3

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Anatomy Structure.

Anatomy explains function.

Features

Parts.

Features

Anatomy.

  1. Which bones, muscles and nerves make up the face? definition
  2. What does each part do? definition

Expression

Emotion.

Expression

Expressions.

  1. How do facial muscles produce expressions? definition
  2. Do expressions mean the same across cultures? boundary
Health Urgent signs.

Some signs are emergencies.

Stroke

Facial droop.

Stroke

Stroke signs.

  1. Is there sudden facial droop or weakness that needs emergency services now? boundary
  2. What other stroke signs should be checked? action

Injury

Trauma.

Injury

Facial injury.

  1. Does this facial injury need urgent care? boundary
  2. Who treats it? action
Care Skin and hygiene.

Everyday care.

Skin

Care.

Skin

Skin care.

  1. How can facial skin be protected from sun and irritation? action
  2. When should a doctor be seen? boundary

Products

Cosmetics.

Products

Products.

  1. Is this product safe for facial use? boundary
  2. Which rules apply? provenance
Privacy Images and biometrics.

Faces identify people.

Images

Consent.

Images

Image consent.

  1. Was consent given to share this person face? boundary
  2. Are children identifiable? boundary

Recognition

Biometrics.

Recognition

Facial recognition.

  1. Is facial recognition lawful in this use? boundary
  2. Which rules restrict it? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should facial parts be separate entries?
  • How should biometric rules be localised?
  • How should other senses be split off?