toxin
Give an agent a durable, checkable way to recognise a toxin, record what state it is in, and decide what may be done with it.
Generated draft, first pass
This model was drafted by rule from what the registry knows about the thing. It proposes which bundles a real model will need and which questions research must answer. It is not researched and no sentence in it is sourced.
Generator: vr.draft.v3
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Derived, awaiting review
9 bundles · 19 layers · 21 findings · 57 questions
Identity, naming and classification How an agent tells one toxin from another, and a toxin from things that resemble it.
Recognition comes before every other claim. Without stable identity nothing else in the model can be trusted to be about the same thing twice.
Names and identifiers
The names this thing goes by and the identifiers that survive translation and time.
Preferred name, aliases and local names
Which name to use, which names mean the same thing, and which merely sound similar.
- What identifies and describes the name of a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the name of a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the name of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Stable identifiers and external keys
Identifiers that keep pointing at this kind of thing across systems and languages.
- What identifies and describes an identifier for a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about an identifier for a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once an identifier for a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Classification and granularity
Where a toxin sits among kinds, and how finely a task needs to cut it.
Kind, parents and neighbouring kinds
The classes this thing belongs to and the ones it is next to.
- What identifies and describes the kind of a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the kind of a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the kind of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Distinguishing features
What separates a toxin from the things most often confused with it.
- What identifies and describes what distinguishes a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about what distinguishes a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once what distinguishes a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Form, composition and condition What a toxin is made of, what shape and size it takes, and what state it is in.
A physical thing can be measured, and a model that cannot record its measurements cannot support any decision that depends on them.
Form and dimensions
Shape, size, mass and the ranges these take across examples.
Measurable dimensions and their units
The quantities worth recording and the units they are recorded in.
- What identifies and describes the dimensions of a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the dimensions of a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the dimensions of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Material and composition
Materials, parts and how they are put together.
Parts and materials
What a toxin is built from and which parts are replaceable.
- What identifies and describes the composition of a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the composition of a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the composition of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Condition and integrity
Wear, damage, health and the difference between working and broken.
Condition, damage and health
How the condition of a toxin is judged and by whom.
- What identifies and describes the condition of a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the condition of a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the condition of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Place and movement Where a toxin is, how it got there and where it may go (varies).
A thing that can move needs its position recorded with a time, or every later claim about it is about a place it has left.
Location and placement
Position, containment and the reference frame the position is given in.
Position, container and reference frame
Where a toxin is, and what that position is measured against.
- What identifies and describes the location of a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the location of a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the location of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Movement and transfer
How a toxin is carried, installed or relocated.
Movement events and constraints
What counts as a movement, what records it and what limits it.
- What identifies and describes the movement of a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the movement of a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the movement of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
State and lifecycle The states a toxin passes through and the events that move it between them.
Most decisions about a thing depend on what state it is in now, which is a claim with a time on it, not a property.
Lifecycle stages
From coming into existence to ceasing to be one of these.
Stages and transitions
The stages worth naming and what moves a toxin between them.
- What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the lifecycle of a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the lifecycle of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Observations and current status
What is observed about a toxin, how often and by whom.
Observation record
How an observation of a toxin is recorded so that it can be superseded rather than overwritten.
- What identifies and describes an observation of a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about an observation of a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once an observation of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Safety, rules and constraints How a toxin can hurt someone, and what the rules say about it.
A model of a thing that can cause harm has to carry the harm and the rule, or the agent will infer neither.
Hazards and mitigations
What goes wrong, to whom, and what prevents it.
Hazard profile and mitigations
The ways a toxin causes harm and the measures that reduce it.
- What identifies and describes the hazards of a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the hazards of a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the hazards of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Rules, permits and jurisdiction
Who is allowed to do what with a toxin, and where.
Applicable rules and permissions
The rules that bind an agent acting on a toxin, with the jurisdiction they hold in.
- What identifies and describes the rules covering a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the rules covering a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the rules covering a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Composition, grade and chemical identity What toxin is made of and how pure the thing in hand is.
Grade decides what a substance may be used for, so a model that records only the name cannot support any decision about use.
Chemical identity
Formula, structure and the registry numbers that name it unambiguously.
Identity and registry numbers
What identifies this substance across suppliers and regulators.
- What formula, structure and registry identifiers name toxin unambiguously? definition
- Which related substances share a name in common use but not an identifier? boundary
Grade, purity and impurities
The specification a batch meets and what else is in it.
Specification and assay
How purity is stated and measured, and which impurities matter.
- What grades of toxin exist, how is purity assayed, and which impurities are limited? measurement
- Which use requires which grade, and what happens when a lower grade is substituted? action
Properties and behaviour How toxin behaves under conditions an agent can measure or change.
Physical constants are the part of a substance model that transfers between contexts, and each needs its unit and its conditions.
Physical constants
Values that hold for the pure substance, with their conditions.
Constants and conditions
The quantities worth recording and the state they apply in.
- What are the defining physical constants of toxin, in what units and under what conditions? measurement
- Which of these values change with grade or form rather than being fixed? boundary
Stability and reactivity
What it reacts with, degrades into, and how it is stored.
Incompatibilities and degradation
What must not meet it, and what it becomes over time.
- What is toxin incompatible with, and what does it degrade into under storage? definition
- What storage and handling does that require, and who is competent to do it? action
Hazard classification and regulation How toxin can harm, and what the law says about holding and moving it.
A substance model without its hazard class and its regulatory identity is unusable in exactly the situations that matter.
Hazard classification
Classified hazards, exposure limits and protective measures.
Classified hazards and limits
The classification, the scheme it belongs to, and the limits set.
- How is toxin classified for hazard, under which scheme, and what exposure limits apply? definition
- What protection does handling require, and what must an agent refuse to do without it? action
Regulatory identity and control
Registration, restriction and transport rules by jurisdiction.
Controls and jurisdiction
Where it is restricted and what the restriction attaches to.
- Which registrations, restrictions or transport rules cover toxin, and where? provenance
- Does the control attach to the substance, its concentration, or its intended use? boundary
Provenance, evidence and time Where every claim about a toxin came from and when it held.
A claim without a source and a time cannot be superseded, only overwritten, and an agent that overwrites loses the ability to explain itself.
Source and authority
Who said it, on what evidence, and how strongly.
Claim provenance and confidence
The authority behind each claim about a toxin and how confident it is.
- What identifies and describes a claim about a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about a claim about a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once a claim about a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Time, versions and supersession
When a claim was true, when it was learnt, and what replaced it.
Validity period and supersession
How an old claim about a toxin is retired without being erased.
- What identifies and describes the validity of a claim about a toxin, and in what units or vocabulary? definition
- Who or what asserted this about the validity of a claim about a toxin, by which method, and when was it true? provenance
- What may an agent decide or do once the validity of a claim about a toxin is known, and what must it refuse? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- chemical substance or material
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.MAT
- Tags
- toxin
- Facets: substance
- material
- Facets: origin
- natural
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- varies
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- hazardous
- Also called
- botulinum toxin, botulinum toxin A, Botox, domoic acid, epsilon toxin, Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin, aflatoxin, strychnine, brucine, hemlock, saxitoxin, anatoxin
What it is Filled
a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
Why it exists Derived, awaiting review
Give an agent a durable, checkable way to recognise a toxin, record what state it is in, and decide what may be done with it.
Distinguishing features Derived, awaiting review
- Names folded into this entry, which a task may need to split apart again: botulinum toxin, botulinum toxin A, Botox, domoic acid, epsilon toxin, Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin, aflatoxin, strychnine, brucine, hemlock, saxitoxin, anatoxin.
- 27 finer distinctions are held as aliases rather than separate entries, because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it.
What robots and AI may and may not do Derived, awaiting review
May
- be harmed by it if it is handled wrongly
Moral aspects Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Owners Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Links to other meta-models Derived, awaiting review
related
- botulinum toxin - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- botulinum toxin A - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- Botox - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- domoic acid - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- epsilon toxin - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- aflatoxin - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- strychnine - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- brucine - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- hemlock - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- saxitoxin - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
- anatoxin - covers: Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Direct properties required Derived, awaiting review
- Made of: matter you can touch
- Mobility varies between examples.
- Does nothing on its own; everything it does, something else did to it.
Recognition required Derived, awaiting review
- Not recognisable by sight in any reliable way. Appearance varies with grade, form and additives; identification is by label, by documentation, or by assay.
Capabilities and actions required Derived, awaiting review
- harmful if handled wrongly
Hazards and failure modes required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Standards and interfaces required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Context of use required Derived, awaiting review
- 27 finer distinctions are held inside this entry as names rather than as separate models.
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Open questions
- Which of the bundles below does a real task actually need, and which are ceremony?
- What does this thing have that the facets do not capture at all?
- Which neighbouring kind is most often confused with a toxin, and on what evidence are they told apart?
- What may an agent decide or do once the name of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse?
- What may an agent decide or do once an identifier for a toxin is known, and what must it refuse?
- What may an agent decide or do once the kind of a toxin is known, and what must it refuse?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry, generated draft (pass 1) · not researched
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Generated by rule from registry facets. No source was read; every derived section awaits the research pass.