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vr.tr.behavior · thing-q9332

Let an agent handle behaviour by domain, causes, measurement and change, presenting research with attribution and routing concerns about harmful behaviour to appropriate support.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
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

Domain Whose behaviour.

Subject

Organism or group.

Subject

Subject.

  1. Whose behaviour is being discussed, and in what setting? definition
  2. How is it observed? measurement

Measure

Methods.

Measure

Measurement.

  1. How is the behaviour measured? measurement
  2. How reliable is the method? boundary
Causes Explanations.

Research

Evidence.

Research

Research evidence.

  1. What does research say about the causes? provenance
  2. How strong is the evidence? boundary

Context

Environment.

Context

Context.

  1. How do environment and circumstances shape it? definition
  2. Are individual differences considered? boundary
Change Interventions.

Approaches

Evidence-based.

Approaches

Behaviour change.

  1. Which evidence-based approaches support this change? provenance
  2. Who delivers them? provenance

Ethics

Manipulation.

Ethics

Ethics.

  1. Is an intervention manipulative or respectful of autonomy? boundary
  2. Which rules apply? provenance
Concerns Support.

Safety

Harmful behaviour.

Safety

Safety concerns.

  1. Does the behaviour suggest someone is at risk of harm? boundary
  2. Which support or emergency service applies? action

Animals

Pet behaviour.

Animals

Animal behaviour concerns.

  1. Is a pet behaviour change a sign of illness or distress? boundary
  2. Should a vet or qualified behaviourist be consulted? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT

What it is Filled

The actions and responses of an organism, person, group or system in relation to its environment or stimuli, studied in psychology, ethology, economics and other fields, and ranging from reflexes to complex social conduct.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle behaviour by domain, causes, measurement and change, presenting research with attribution and routing concerns about harmful behaviour to appropriate support.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Observable actions
  • Influenced by many factors
  • Studied across disciplines
  • Can be changed

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Profile or predict an individual's behaviour without consent or legal basis.
  • Use behavioural insight to manipulate people against their interests.
  • Label a person's behaviour as a disorder without a qualified assessment.
  • Generalise about a group's behaviour from stereotypes.

Only with a human decision

  • Acting on a behavioural assessment that affects a person's rights, care or employment.

May

  • Describe behaviour patterns and the evidence for them from published research.
  • Analyse behaviour data that people have consented to share for a stated purpose.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Behaviour tracking and nudging can erode autonomy and privacy.
  • Judging behaviour out of context can stigmatise people and cultures.

Who is affected

  • People observed or profiled
  • Groups subject to stereotypes
  • Animals studied

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns behaviour; whoever collects behavioural data answers for its use.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1914636 - registry parent class
  • Q2083958 - registry parent class

related

  • activity and pattern - category
  • psychology and ethology - fields
  • environment and cognition - causes
  • cognitive bias - influence

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.behavior
  • Wikidata: Q9332 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9332)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Observable conduct
  • Animal and human behaviour
  • Behaviour of materials or systems is a technical sense
  • Observable actions and responses.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • describe behaviour in a given domain
  • summarise research on causes
  • find evidence-based behaviour change approaches
  • route safety concerns to support

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Oversimplified causal claims
  • Manipulative nudging
  • Missing safeguarding concerns

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Research ethics for behavioural studies
  • Consumer protection rules on manipulative design

Context of use required Filled

  • Understanding and influencing actions.
  • animal behaviour
  • human behaviour
  • social and group behaviour
  • consumer and economic behaviour
  • system behaviour (technical)

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q9332: behavior - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Behavior - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should behaviour domains be separate entries?
  • How should research be linked?
  • How should technical senses be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q9332/spec.json