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Class: Capability

A specific AI capability or ability, such as reading comprehension, logical reasoning, or code generation. Aligned with the W3C DPV AI extension dpv-ai:Capability, representing what an AI technology is capable of achieving or providing.

Capabilities are distinct from: (1) the intended purpose for which the technology is designed, (2) the actual tasks performed in a specific deployment context, and (3) the technical implementation mechanisms (intrinsics, adapters) that enable the capability.

URI: ai:Capability

 classDiagram
    class Capability
    click Capability href "../Capability/"
      CapabilityConcept <|-- Capability
        click CapabilityConcept href "../CapabilityConcept/"
      Entry <|-- Capability
        click Entry href "../Entry/"
      
      Capability : broad_mappings
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Any : broad_mappings
        click Any href "../Any/"
    

        
      Capability : close_mappings
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Any : close_mappings
        click Any href "../Any/"
    

        
      Capability : dateCreated
        
      Capability : dateModified
        
      Capability : description
        
      Capability : exact_mappings
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Any : exact_mappings
        click Any href "../Any/"
    

        
      Capability : hasDocumentation
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Documentation : hasDocumentation
        click Documentation href "../Documentation/"
    

        
      Capability : hasExternalReference
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Documentation : hasExternalReference
        click Documentation href "../Documentation/"
    

        
      Capability : hasJurisdiction
        
      Capability : hasLifecycleStatus
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "0..1" LifecycleStatus : hasLifecycleStatus
        click LifecycleStatus href "../LifecycleStatus/"
    

        
      Capability : hasRule
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Rule : hasRule
        click Rule href "../Rule/"
    

        
      Capability : id
        
      Capability : implementedByAdapter
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Adapter : implementedByAdapter
        click Adapter href "../Adapter/"
    

        
      Capability : isCategorizedAs
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Any : isCategorizedAs
        click Any href "../Any/"
    

        
      Capability : isDefinedByTaxonomy
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "0..1" Taxonomy : isDefinedByTaxonomy
        click Taxonomy href "../Taxonomy/"
    

        
      Capability : isDefinedByVocabulary
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "0..1" Vocabulary : isDefinedByVocabulary
        click Vocabulary href "../Vocabulary/"
    

        
      Capability : isPartOf
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "0..1" CapabilityGroup : isPartOf
        click CapabilityGroup href "../CapabilityGroup/"
    

        
      Capability : name
        
      Capability : narrow_mappings
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Any : narrow_mappings
        click Any href "../Any/"
    

        
      Capability : notes
        
      Capability : related_mappings
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Any : related_mappings
        click Any href "../Any/"
    

        
      Capability : requiredByTask
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" AiTask : requiredByTask
        click AiTask href "../AiTask/"
    

        
      Capability : requiresCapability
        
          
    
        
        
        Capability --> "*" Any : requiresCapability
        click Any href "../Any/"
    

        
      Capability : type
        
      Capability : url

Inheritance

Section titled “Inheritance”

Class Properties

Section titled “Class Properties”
Property Value
Class URI ai:Capability

Slots

Section titled “Slots”
Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
requiredByTask *
AiTask		 Indicates that this capability is required to perform a specific AI task direct
implementedByAdapter *
Adapter		 Indicates that this capability is implemented by a specific adapter direct
isDefinedByTaxonomy 0..1
Taxonomy		 A relationship where a concept or a concept group is defined by a taxonomy Concept, Entry
isDefinedByVocabulary 0..1
Vocabulary		 A relationship where a term or a term group is defined by a vocabulary Entry
hasDocumentation *
Documentation		 Indicates documentation associated with an entity Concept, Entry
hasExternalReference *
Documentation		 External references / additional resources related to this entity, such as ar… Entry
isPartOf 0..1
CapabilityGroup		 A relationship where a capability is part of a capability group Entry
requiresCapability *
Any		 Indicates that this entry requires a specific capability Entry
hasRule *
Rule		 Specifying applicability or inclusion of a rule within specified context Entry
type 0..1
String		 The entry type or class designation specifying what kind of entry this is Concept, Entry
id 1
String		 A unique identifier to this instance of the model element Entity
name 0..1
String		 A text name of this instance Entity
description 0..1
String		 The description of an entity Entity
url 0..1
Uri		 An optional URL associated with this instance Entity
dateCreated 0..1
Date		 The date on which the entity was created Entity
dateModified 0..1
Date		 The date on which the entity was most recently modified Entity
exact_mappings *
Any		 The property is used to link two concepts, indicating a high degree of confid… Entity
close_mappings *
Any		 The property is used to link two concepts that are sufficiently similar that … Entity
related_mappings *
Any		 The property skos:relatedMatch is used to state an associative mapping link b… Entity
narrow_mappings *
Any		 The property is used to state a hierarchical mapping link between two concept… Entity
broad_mappings *
Any		 The property is used to state a hierarchical mapping link between two concept… Entity
isCategorizedAs *
Any		 A relationship where an entity has been deemed to be categorized Entity
hasLifecycleStatus 0..1
LifecycleStatus		 The editorial / publication lifecycle state of this entity Entity
notes *
String		 Free-text editorial notes, source breadcrumbs, or build-time provenance that … Entity
hasJurisdiction *
String or 
Jurisdiction or 
SupraNationalJurisdiction or 
SubnationalJurisdiction		 The legal or regulatory jurisdiction(s) applicable to an AI system, policy, r… Concept

Usages

Section titled “Usages”
used by used in type used
CapabilityGroup hasPart range Capability
Capability requiredByTask domain Capability
Capability implementedByAdapter domain Capability
AiSystem hasCapability range Capability
AiAgent hasCapability range Capability
AiTask requiresCapability range Capability
Adapter implementsCapability range Capability
Adapter hasCapability range Capability
LLMIntrinsic hasCapability range Capability
LLMIntrinsic implementsCapability range Capability

Identifier and Mapping Information

Section titled “Identifier and Mapping Information”

Schema Source

Section titled “Schema Source”

Mappings

Section titled “Mappings”
Mapping Type Mapped Value
self ai:Capability
native nexus:Capability
broad tech:Capability

LinkML Source

Section titled “LinkML Source”

Direct

Section titled “Direct”
name: Capability
description: 'A specific AI capability or ability, such as reading comprehension,
  logical reasoning, or code generation. Aligned with the W3C DPV AI extension dpv-ai:Capability,
  representing what an AI technology is capable of achieving or providing.


  Capabilities are distinct from: (1) the intended purpose for which the technology
  is designed, (2) the actual tasks performed in a specific deployment context, and
  (3) the technical implementation mechanisms (intrinsics, adapters) that enable the
  capability.'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
broad_mappings:
- tech:Capability
is_a: Entry
mixins:
- CapabilityConcept
slots:
- requiredByTask
- implementedByAdapter
slot_usage:
  isPartOf:
    name: isPartOf
    description: A relationship where a capability is part of a capability group
    range: CapabilityGroup
  requiredByTask:
    name: requiredByTask
    description: Indicates that this capability is required to perform a specific
      AI task. This links abstract capabilities (technical abilities) to concrete
      tasks (application-level operations). An AI system with this capability can
      perform tasks that require it.
    domain: Capability
    range: AiTask
  implementedByAdapter:
    name: implementedByAdapter
    description: Indicates that this capability is implemented by a specific adapter.
      This relationship distinguishes the abstract capability (what can be done) from
      the technical implementation mechanism (how it is added/extended via adapters).
    domain: Capability
    range: Adapter
class_uri: ai:Capability

Induced

Section titled “Induced”
name: Capability
description: 'A specific AI capability or ability, such as reading comprehension,
  logical reasoning, or code generation. Aligned with the W3C DPV AI extension dpv-ai:Capability,
  representing what an AI technology is capable of achieving or providing.


  Capabilities are distinct from: (1) the intended purpose for which the technology
  is designed, (2) the actual tasks performed in a specific deployment context, and
  (3) the technical implementation mechanisms (intrinsics, adapters) that enable the
  capability.'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
broad_mappings:
- tech:Capability
is_a: Entry
mixins:
- CapabilityConcept
slot_usage:
  isPartOf:
    name: isPartOf
    description: A relationship where a capability is part of a capability group
    range: CapabilityGroup
  requiredByTask:
    name: requiredByTask
    description: Indicates that this capability is required to perform a specific
      AI task. This links abstract capabilities (technical abilities) to concrete
      tasks (application-level operations). An AI system with this capability can
      perform tasks that require it.
    domain: Capability
    range: AiTask
  implementedByAdapter:
    name: implementedByAdapter
    description: Indicates that this capability is implemented by a specific adapter.
      This relationship distinguishes the abstract capability (what can be done) from
      the technical implementation mechanism (how it is added/extended via adapters).
    domain: Capability
    range: Adapter
attributes:
  requiredByTask:
    name: requiredByTask
    description: Indicates that this capability is required to perform a specific
      AI task. This links abstract capabilities (technical abilities) to concrete
      tasks (application-level operations). An AI system with this capability can
      perform tasks that require it.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    domain: Capability
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entry
    - Capability
    inverse: requiresCapability
    range: AiTask
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  implementedByAdapter:
    name: implementedByAdapter
    description: Indicates that this capability is implemented by a specific adapter.
      This relationship distinguishes the abstract capability (what can be done) from
      the technical implementation mechanism (how it is added/extended via adapters).
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    domain: Capability
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entry
    - Capability
    inverse: implementsCapability
    range: Adapter
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  isDefinedByTaxonomy:
    name: isDefinedByTaxonomy
    description: A relationship where a concept or a concept group is defined by a
      taxonomy
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:isPartOf
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Concept
    - Control
    - Group
    - Entry
    - Policy
    - Rule
    - RiskControlGroup
    - RiskGroup
    - Risk
    - RiskControl
    - Action
    - RiskIncident
    - CapabilityGroup
    - AiTaskDomain
    - AiTaskGroup
    - Stakeholder
    - StakeholderGroup
    - Requirement
    range: Taxonomy
  isDefinedByVocabulary:
    name: isDefinedByVocabulary
    description: A relationship where a term or a term group is defined by a vocabulary
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:isPartOf
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entry
    - Term
    - Adapter
    - LLMIntrinsic
    range: Vocabulary
  hasDocumentation:
    name: hasDocumentation
    description: Indicates documentation associated with an entity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: airo:hasDocumentation
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Dataset
    - Vocabulary
    - Taxonomy
    - Concept
    - Group
    - Entry
    - Term
    - Principle
    - RiskTaxonomy
    - RiskControlGroupTaxonomy
    - Action
    - BaseAi
    - LargeLanguageModelFamily
    - AiTaskTaxonomy
    - AiEval
    - EveryEvalAIResult
    - BenchmarkMetadataCard
    - Adapter
    - LLMIntrinsic
    range: Documentation
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  hasExternalReference:
    name: hasExternalReference
    description: External references / additional resources related to this entity,
      such as articles, tools, or datasets. Distinct from hasDocumentation, which
      documents the entity itself. External references are not necessarily curated
      or vetted, and quality will vary.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    aliases:
    - additional resources
    - external_links
    close_mappings:
    - rdfs:seeAlso
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: nexus:hasExternalReference
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Control
    - Entry
    range: Documentation
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  isPartOf:
    name: isPartOf
    description: A relationship where a capability is part of a capability group
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:isPartOf
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entry
    - Risk
    - CapabilityGroup
    - LargeLanguageModel
    - AiTaskGroup
    - Stakeholder
    range: CapabilityGroup
  requiresCapability:
    name: requiresCapability
    description: Indicates that this entry requires a specific capability
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    domain: Any
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entry
    - LargeLanguageModel
    - AiTask
    - Adapter
    inverse: requiredByTask
    range: Any
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  hasRule:
    name: hasRule
    description: Specifying applicability or inclusion of a rule within specified
      context.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dpv:hasRule
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entry
    - LLMQuestionPolicy
    - Rule
    - Requirement
    range: Rule
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  type:
    name: type
    description: The entry type or class designation specifying what kind of entry
      this is.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/common
    designates_type: true
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Vocabulary
    - Taxonomy
    - Concept
    - Control
    - Group
    - Entry
    - Policy
    - Rule
    - Permission
    - Prohibition
    - Obligation
    - Recommendation
    - Certification
    - BenchmarkMetadataCard
    - ControlActivity
    - ControlActivityPermission
    - ControlActivityProhibition
    - ControlActivityObligation
    - ControlActivityRecommendation
    - Requirement
    range: string
  id:
    name: id
    description: A unique identifier to this instance of the model element. Example
      identifiers include UUID, URI, URN, etc.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:identifier
    identifier: true
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: true
  name:
    name: name
    description: A text name of this instance.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:name
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    - BenchmarkMetadataCard
    range: string
  description:
    name: description
    description: The description of an entity
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:description
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
  url:
    name: url
    description: An optional URL associated with this instance.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:url
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: uri
  dateCreated:
    name: dateCreated
    description: The date on which the entity was created.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:dateCreated
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: date
    required: false
  dateModified:
    name: dateModified
    description: The date on which the entity was most recently modified.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:dateModified
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: date
    required: false
  exact_mappings:
    name: exact_mappings
    description: The property is used to link two concepts, indicating a high degree
      of confidence that the concepts can be used interchangeably across a wide range
      of information retrieval applications
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:exactMatch
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: Any
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  close_mappings:
    name: close_mappings
    description: The property is used to link two concepts that are sufficiently similar
      that they can be used interchangeably in some information retrieval applications.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:closeMatch
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: Any
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  related_mappings:
    name: related_mappings
    description: The property skos:relatedMatch is used to state an associative mapping
      link between two concepts.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:relatedMatch
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: Any
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  narrow_mappings:
    name: narrow_mappings
    description: The property is used to state a hierarchical mapping link between
      two concepts, indicating that the concept linked to, is a narrower concept than
      the originating concept.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:narrowMatch
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: Any
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  broad_mappings:
    name: broad_mappings
    description: The property is used to state a hierarchical mapping link between
      two concepts, indicating that the concept linked to, is a broader concept than
      the originating concept.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:broadMatch
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: Any
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  isCategorizedAs:
    name: isCategorizedAs
    description: A relationship where an entity has been deemed to be categorized
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: nexus:isCategorizedAs
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: Any
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  hasLifecycleStatus:
    name: hasLifecycleStatus
    description: The editorial / publication lifecycle state of this entity. Distinct
      from AiLifecyclePhase, which describes an AI system's runtime evolution rather
      than the editorial workflow of a catalogued entry.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    aliases:
    - lifecycle_status
    - doc_status
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: adms:status
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: LifecycleStatus
  notes:
    name: notes
    description: Free-text editorial notes, source breadcrumbs, or build-time provenance
      that do not belong in the user-facing description. Opaque to consumers.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:note
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    recommended: false
    multivalued: true
  hasJurisdiction:
    name: hasJurisdiction
    description: The legal or regulatory jurisdiction(s) applicable to an AI system,
      policy, risk, or obligation. Accepts ISO 3166-1 country codes, supra-national
      bodies, or subnational jurisdictions with distinct regulatory significance.
      Aligns with dpv:hasJurisdiction.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/ai-atlas-nexus/ai-risk-ontology
    see_also:
    - https://w3id.org/dpv#hasJurisdiction
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dpv:hasJurisdiction
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Concept
    range: string
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
    any_of:
    - range: Jurisdiction
    - range: SupraNationalJurisdiction
    - range: SubnationalJurisdiction
class_uri: ai:Capability