racism
Let an agent discuss racism accurately, neutrally and evidence-based, recognise it, point to legal protections and support, and never reproduce racist content or propaganda.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Recognition What it is.
Forms
Individual to structural.
Forms
Forms of racism.
- Which form of racism is involved? definition
- How do reputable sources define it? provenance
Evidence
Data.
Evidence
Evidence.
- What data show racial disparities in this area? provenance
- How were they measured? provenance
Help Reporting and support.
Report
Incidents.
Report
Reporting.
- Where can a racist incident or hate crime be reported? action
- Is anyone in immediate danger? boundary
Support
Services.
Support
Support services.
- Which organisations support people affected by racism? action
- Is legal advice available? action
Law Protection.
Rights
Legal protection.
Rights
Legal protection.
- Which laws protect against racial discrimination here? provenance
- What time limits apply to claims? measurement
Hate crime
Criminal law.
Hate crime
Hate crime.
- Is the conduct a hate crime under local law? provenance
- How is it prosecuted? definition
Limits Content boundaries.
Propaganda
No reproduction.
Propaganda
Content limits.
- Is the request asking to produce or legitimise racist content? boundary
- How should the agent decline and redirect? action
History
Teaching history.
History
Historical context.
- How can racist regimes and genocides be explained historically without amplifying their ideas? action
- Which institutions provide reliable education? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Anti-Bosniak sentiment, right-wing antiglobalism, Persecution of Yazidis, Mudsill theory, ethnic supremacism, Hutu Power, white supremacy, black supremacy, Anglo-Saxonism, romantic racism, racism in Iran, racism in North and South America
What it is Filled
Prejudice, discrimination or antagonism directed at people on the basis of their perceived race or ethnicity, together with beliefs, practices and structures that create or maintain racial inequality; it has been used to justify persecution, apartheid and genocide.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent discuss racism accurately, neutrally and evidence-based, recognise it, point to legal protections and support, and never reproduce racist content or propaganda.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Based on perceived race or ethnicity
- Individual, institutional and structural forms
- Prohibited in many areas of law
- Causes serious harm
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Produce or spread racist content, slurs or stereotypes.
- Make decisions about people based on race or ethnicity, such as in hiring, lending or policing.
- Present racist pseudoscience as fact.
- Deny or minimise documented genocides and persecution.
Only with a human decision
- Responding to a report of racial abuse on someone's behalf.
May
- Explain racism, its history and its effects, citing research.
- Help people recognise and report racial discrimination.
Moral aspects Filled
- Racism harms people's dignity, safety and life chances.
- Automated systems can repeat racial bias at scale.
Who is affected
- People targeted by racism
- Communities
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; equality bodies and courts enforce anti-discrimination law.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q169207 - registry parent class
- Q179742 - registry parent class
- Q5431887 - registry parent class
- Q83267 - registry parent class
- Q859781 - registry parent class
related
- discrimination and prejudice - category
- race (classification) - concept
- anti-discrimination law - law
- anti-racism - response
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.racism
- Wikidata: Q8461 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8461)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Direct racist acts and speech
- Structural and institutional racism
- Historical ideologies of racial supremacy
- Not visible as an object; seen in behaviour, speech, policies and outcomes.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- recognise individual and structural racism
- report racist incidents and hate crime
- understand legal protections
- find support services
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Reproducing slurs or racist propaganda
- Dismissing reported experiences
- Presenting racist ideas as legitimate debate
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ICERD
- EU Race Equality Directive
- Hate crime and hate speech laws
Context of use required Filled
- A social problem addressed by law, education, research and anti-racism work.
- interpersonal racism
- institutional and structural racism
- hate crime and hate speech
- historical racist ideologies and regimes
- racism against specific groups
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q8461: racism - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Racism - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should forms of racism be separate entries?
- Registry aliases include historical movements and slurs; how should they be handled on the page?
- How should reporting routes be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q8461/spec.json