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expert

vr.tr.expert · SOC.PER

Let an agent help people find, verify and weigh expertise, understand expert witnesses and expert consensus, and avoid false appeals to authority.

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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 help people find, verify and weigh expertise, understand expert witnesses and expert consensus, and avoid false appeals to authority.

A person with extensive knowledge, skill or experience in a particular field, recognised through training, qualifications, track record or peer acknowledgement, such as a subject expert, expert witness or technical specialist.

What it is for: Providing reliable knowledge and judgement.

It can be check an expert credentials and conflicts of interest; find expert consensus in a field; understand the role of expert witnesses; spot false or out-of-field expertise.

Distinguishing features

Deep knowledge in a domain

Recognised by peers or institutions

Expertise is field-specific

Can be biased by interests

What it looks like

A person; expertise shows in qualifications, publications and track record.

How it is recognised

Qualifications and professional registration

Peer-reviewed work and citations

Self-described experts may lack credentials

Related models

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person

has - attribute

expertise

includes - role

expert witness

is related to - collective view

scientific consensus

In practice

Families and kinds

academic experts

professional and technical experts

expert witnesses

lay and experiential experts

invited experts in standards bodies

Standards and regulation

Court rules on expert evidence

Professional registration rules

Failure modes and hazards

Appeal to authority outside the field

Undisclosed conflicts of interest

Fake credentials

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.expert

Drafted structure

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

Verify Credentials.

Credentials can be checked.

Credentials

Qualifications.

Credentials

Credentials.

  1. What qualifications and registrations does this expert hold? provenance
  2. Can they be verified with the issuing body? action

Conflicts

Interests.

Conflicts

Conflicts of interest.

  1. Does the expert have funding or interests related to the claim? provenance
  2. Were they disclosed? boundary
Weigh Evaluating claims.

Expertise is field-specific.

Field

In or out of field.

Field

Field relevance.

  1. Is the expert speaking within their field of expertise? boundary
  2. Who else in the field agrees? provenance

Consensus

Collective view.

Consensus

Consensus.

  1. What do major scientific or professional bodies say on this question? provenance
  2. Is there genuine disagreement among experts? boundary
Legal Expert witnesses.

Courts use experts.

Witness

Role.

Witness

Expert witnesses.

  1. What duties does an expert witness owe to the court here? provenance
  2. How are experts appointed? provenance

Advice

Limits.

Advice

Advice limits.

  1. Is the user seeking legal advice for their own case? boundary
  2. Where can they find qualified help? provenance
Find Locating expertise.

Find the right expert.

Directories

Registers.

Directories

Directories.

  1. Which professional registers or directories list experts in this field? provenance
  2. Are they independent? boundary

Agent

Agent role.

Agent

Agent limits.

  1. Is the user treating the agent as an expert authority? boundary
  2. How should the agent point to qualified humans and sources? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should expert roles be separate entries?
  • How should credentials be verified?
  • How should consensus statements be linked?
Draft as JSON