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vr.tr.face · thing-q37017
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 PHY.OBJ
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
Anatomy Structure.
Features
Parts.
Features
Anatomy.
- Which bones, muscles and nerves make up the face? definition
- What does each part do? definition
Expression
Emotion.
Expression
Expressions.
- How do facial muscles produce expressions? definition
- Do expressions mean the same across cultures? boundary
Health Urgent signs.
Stroke
Facial droop.
Stroke
Stroke signs.
- Is there sudden facial droop or weakness that needs emergency services now? boundary
- What other stroke signs should be checked? action
Injury
Trauma.
Injury
Facial injury.
- Does this facial injury need urgent care? boundary
- Who treats it? action
Care Skin and hygiene.
Skin
Care.
Skin
Skin care.
- How can facial skin be protected from sun and irritation? action
- When should a doctor be seen? boundary
Products
Cosmetics.
Products
Products.
- Is this product safe for facial use? boundary
- Which rules apply? provenance
Privacy Images and biometrics.
Images
Consent.
Images
Image consent.
- Was consent given to share this person face? boundary
- Are children identifiable? boundary
Recognition
Biometrics.
Recognition
Facial recognition.
- Is facial recognition lawful in this use? boundary
- Which rules restrict it? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
What it is Filled
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.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle the face by anatomy, expression, care and injury, and treat facial images and recognition as sensitive personal data.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Front of the head
- Many sense organs
- Expressions convey emotion
- Facial images are biometric data
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Identify a person from their face without consent or a lawful basis.
- Infer emotion, character, health, ethnicity or orientation from a face and present it as fact.
- Create or share altered images of a real person's face to deceive or humiliate them.
- Collect faces into a recognition database without consent.
Only with a human decision
- Matching a face to an identity in any security or law enforcement use.
- Publishing images of identifiable faces of children.
May
- Describe the anatomy and functions of the face in general terms.
- Blur or remove faces from images before sharing, on the user's request.
Moral aspects Filled
- The face is central to identity and dignity; misuse of facial images harms people directly.
- Facial analysis works less well for some groups, leading to unfair outcomes.
Who is affected
- People whose faces are captured
- People with facial differences
- Children
Owners Filled
Steward
The person whose face it is.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q112826975 - registry parent class
- Q66515796 - registry parent class
related
- head - body
- facial recognition - technology
- face (surface) - another sense
contains
- eye, nose, mouth - features
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.face
- Wikidata: Q37017 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37017)
- Uberon id: UBERON:0001456 face
Direct properties required Filled
- Facial height: millimetres - Measure between explicitly named upper and lower facial landmarks using calibrated anthropometry or imaging.
- Bizygomatic breadth: millimetres - Measure the distance between the lateral cheekbone landmarks using calibrated anthropometry or imaging.
- Interpupillary distance: millimetres - Measure between the pupil centres while recording gaze direction and viewing distance.
- Facial skin surface temperature: degrees Celsius - Measure at a specified facial location with a calibrated surface thermometer or thermal imaging system under recorded environmental conditions.
Recognition required Filled
- Facial features and expressions
- Faces in photos and video
- Face of a clock or cliff is another sense
- Eyes, nose, mouth and surrounding features on the front of the head.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe facial anatomy
- care for facial skin
- get urgent help for facial injuries or sudden weakness
- protect facial images and biometric data
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Missing stroke signs such as facial droop
- Facial recognition without consent
- Sharing images of people without permission
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- GDPR on biometric data
- EU AI Act restrictions on facial recognition
- Image rights and privacy law
Context of use required Filled
- Sensing, eating, communication, expression and identity.
- human face
- animal faces
- faces in art and emoji
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q37017: face - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Face - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should facial parts be separate entries?
- How should biometric rules be localised?
- How should other senses be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q37017/spec.json