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politician
vr.tr.politician · thing-q82955
Let an agent handle politicians by role, office, party, record and accountability, strictly neutrally and with sourced facts.
Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.PER
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
Role Which politician.
Office
Current role.
Office
Office.
- What office does the person hold or seek? provenance
- Since when? provenance
Party
Affiliation.
Party
Affiliation.
- Which party are they affiliated with, if any? provenance
- Has it changed? provenance
Record Public record.
Votes
Voting record.
Votes
Voting record.
- What does the official voting record show? provenance
- From which parliament source? provenance
Interests
Declarations.
Interests
Declared interests.
- What interests have they declared? provenance
- Is the register current? provenance
Accountability Conduct.
Conduct
Standards.
Conduct
Conduct.
- Which code of conduct applies? provenance
- Have standards bodies ruled on complaints? provenance
Contact
Constituents.
Contact
Contact.
- How can constituents contact them officially? action
- Is private contact information avoided? boundary
Neutrality Balance.
Balance
Fair description.
Balance
Balanced account.
- Is the description neutral and free of endorsement? boundary
- Are criticisms and praise attributed? boundary
Allegations
Unproven claims.
Allegations
Allegations.
- Is an allegation proven, and by whom? provenance
- Is it clearly labelled as an allegation? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
What it is Filled
A person active in party politics or holding or seeking public office, such as legislators, ministers, mayors and party officials.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle politicians by role, office, party, record and accountability, strictly neutrally and with sourced facts.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Active in politics or public office
- Elected or appointed
- Public record of actions
- Private life still protected
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Fabricate quotes, positions or scandals about politicians.
- Publish politicians' private family or health information that serves no public interest.
- Spread threats, harassment or calls for violence against politicians.
- Impersonate a politician or create deceptive synthetic media of them.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing allegations of wrongdoing against a named politician.
- Producing campaign material on someone's behalf.
May
- Report politicians' public roles, statements and votes with sources.
- Distinguish verified facts from claims and opinions.
Moral aspects Filled
- Accurate information on politicians is essential for democratic choice.
- Politicians and their families face harassment and threats that put them at risk.
Who is affected
- Voters
- Politicians and their families
- Democratic institutions
Owners Filled
Steward
Politicians answer to voters; electoral commissions and parliaments keep official records.
Master systems
- Electoral commission records
- Parliamentary registers of members and interests
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q702269 - registry parent class
related
- professional - occupation
- political party - affiliation
- legislature - body
- codes of conduct - rules
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.politician
- Wikidata: Q82955 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955)
- Wikidata item: Q82955 occupation concept
- parliamentary member id: official register individuals
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Offices such as MP, minister, mayor
- Party affiliation
- Official registers of interests
- A role, not an appearance.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- find officeholders and roles from official sources
- check voting records and declarations
- contact representatives through official channels
- verify claims about politicians
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Partisan framing by the agent
- Unsourced allegations
- Privacy intrusion
- Confusing namesakes
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Codes of conduct and ethics
- Registers of interests
- Election and campaign finance law
Context of use required Filled
- Representing citizens, making laws and running government.
- legislators
- ministers and heads of government
- local politicians
- party officials
- candidates
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q82955: politician - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Politician - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should political roles be separate entries?
- How should official registers be linked?
- How should allegations be handled?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q82955/spec.json