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emotion

vr.tr.emotion · thing-q9415

Let an agent handle emotions as psychological states, respond with empathy, avoid inferring emotions without evidence, and signpost support when needed.

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

Identification Which emotion.

Name

Emotion term.

Emotion

Emotion named.

  1. Which emotion is described? definition
  2. How does the person describe it? provenance

Culture

Expression norms.

Culture

Cultural norms.

  1. How is this emotion expressed in this culture? definition
  2. Could it be misread? boundary
Science Theories.

Theories

Models.

Theories

Emotion theories.

  1. Which theory of emotion is used? provenance
  2. How well supported? measurement

Body

Physiology.

Physiology

Bodily aspects.

  1. What bodily changes accompany it? definition
  2. Is that evidence reliable? boundary
Support Responding well.

Empathy

Acknowledgement.

Empathy

Empathic response.

  1. How can the agent acknowledge the emotion? action
  2. What does the person need? definition

Distress

Crisis.

Distress

Signs of distress.

  1. Does the person seem in crisis? boundary
  2. Which support service fits? action
Ethics Recognition and manipulation.

Recognition

AI systems.

Recognition

Emotion recognition.

  1. Is emotion recognition used lawfully and reliably? boundary
  2. Was consent obtained? boundary

Manipulation

Pressure.

Manipulation

Manipulation risk.

  1. Is emotional pressure being used to push a decision? boundary
  2. How should it be avoided? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT
Other names and narrower kinds
immersion, sensory immersion, transportation theory, pop it, divine grace, grace of God in Islam, fierceness, music mood, emotion in Islam, nostalgic, Gniria, Waas

What it is Filled

A mental state of affect, such as joy, fear, anger, sadness or love, involving feelings, bodily changes, expressions and tendencies to act.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle emotions as psychological states, respond with empathy, avoid inferring emotions without evidence, and signpost support when needed.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Episodes of affect with bodily and cognitive parts
  • Shorter than moods
  • Culturally shaped expression
  • The feeling entry covers the experience

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Infer a person's emotions from their face, voice or data without their knowledge.
  • Use a person's emotional state to manipulate them into buying, voting or sharing.
  • Claim to feel emotions it does not have in order to win trust.
  • Dismiss or mock a person's expressed feelings.

Only with a human decision

  • Responding to signs that a person is in danger or crisis.

May

  • Recognise and respond to emotions people express, with care and respect.
  • Explain emotions from established psychological sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Emotion recognition is unreliable and can be used for surveillance and manipulation.
  • People in distress are vulnerable and deserve honesty and care.

Who is affected

  • People interacting with agents
  • Vulnerable and distressed people

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: each person's emotions are their own.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q12047513 - registry parent class
  • Q282250 - registry parent class
  • Q3968640 - registry parent class
  • Q9332 - registry parent class

related

  • feeling - experience
  • psychology - discipline
  • motivation and behaviour - effects
  • mood - longer state

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.emotion
  • Wikidata: Q9415 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9415)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Self-report is primary
  • Expressions vary across cultures and people
  • Emotion recognition systems are unreliable
  • Expressed in faces, voice and behaviour, which are imperfect signs; felt internally.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • recognise and name emotions
  • regulate them
  • study them in psychology
  • support people in distress

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Inferring emotions from faces
  • Manipulating emotions
  • Missing distress

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU AI Act restrictions on emotion recognition
  • Mental health support standards

Context of use required Filled

  • Emotions guide behaviour, social connection and wellbeing.
  • basic emotions such as joy, fear, anger, sadness
  • social emotions such as shame, pride, love
  • aesthetic emotions
  • religious emotions

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q9415: emotion - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Emotion - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should specific emotions be separate entries?
  • How should emotion recognition claims be treated?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases such as divine grace; should they 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-q9415/spec.json