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An Artifact is a constructed object that embodies purposeful design and is created through intentional processes by an intelligent entity.
- AKA: Artefact, Produced Entity, Work Product, Deliverable.
- Context:
- It can manifest as a Tangible Object through physical construction.
- It can exist as an Intangible Object through virtual creation.
- It can serve as Concrete Evidence of intelligent activity and creative processes.
- It can facilitate Knowledge Transfer through encoded information and embedded meanings.
- It can support Cultural Understanding via contextual elements and temporal markers.
- It can maintain Provenance Information through metadata, version control, and attribution details.
- It can establish Authentication Chains via verification mechanisms and validation processs.
- It can embody Cultural Development through temporal evolution.
- It can be retrieved by an Agent and shared between Agents.
- It can contain Referencers, such as Entity Mentions.
- It can embody Historical Evolution through version history:
- Artifact (2024), incorporating AI generation capability.
- Artifact (2010), during digital transformation.
- Artifact (1900), during industrial revolution.
- Artifact (Ancient), during early civilization.
- It can demonstrate Evolution Paths via:
- Progression from Physical Only to Digital Inclusion.
- Transformation from Human Created to Machine Assisted.
- Development from Simple Tool to Complex System.
- It can maintain Creation Chains through:
- It can implement Validation Chains through:
- It can establish Preservation Chains through:
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- It can range from being a Physical Artifact to being a Virtual Artifact, depending on its manifestation form.
- It can range from being a Human Created Artifact to being a Machine Created Artifact, depending on its creator type.
- It can range from being a Human Processable Artifact to being a Machine Processable Artifact, depending on its intended user.
- It can range from being a Temporary Record to being a Permanent Archive, depending on its preservation intent.
- It can range from being a Knowledge-Carrying Artifact to being a Tool Artifact, depending on its primary purpose.
- It can range from being a Natural Language Artifact to being a Formal Language Artifact, depending on its expression form.
- It can range from being a Single-Purpose Artifact to being a Multi-Purpose Artifact, depending on its functional scope.
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- It can evolve from being a Simple Implementation to being a Complex System, through iterative development.
- It can transition from being a Physical Form to being a Digital Form, through technological advancement.
- It can progress from being a Single Purpose Tool to being a Multi Purpose Platform, through functional expansion.
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- Examples:
- Physical Artifacts, such as:
- Art Artifacts, such as:
- Tool Artifacts, such as:
- Virtual Artifacts, such as:
- Software Artifacts, such as:
- Digital Creations, such as:
- Written Artifacts, such as:
- Literary Works, such as:
- Novel like "Crime and Punishment" for narrative expression.
- Treatise like Newton's Principia for scientific documentation.
- Literary Works, such as:
- Information Artifacts, such as:
- Software Development Artifacts, such as:
- Documentation Artifacts, such as:
- Linguistic Resources, such as:
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- Physical Artifacts, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Natural Patterns like crystal formations, which lack intentional design.
- Emergent Behaviors like crowd movements, which lack purposeful creation.
- Abstract Concepts like mathematics, which lack physical manifestation.
- Random Occurrences like weather patterns, which lack deliberate construction.
- Fictional Entitys like mythical creatures, which lack real existence.
- Natural Entitys like "person" or "star", which lack artificial creation.
- See: Concept, Belief, Hypothesis, Relation Recognition Task, Work Product, Documentation, Evidence, Cultural Development, Knowledge Transfer System, Artifact Classification, Artifact System.
References
2024-12-15
- Perplexity.ai
- Question: What is the nature and scope of artifacts, including their types, key characteristics, and examples? Please cover both physical and virtual artifacts, their creation, purposes, and role in knowledge transfer.
- Answer: An Artifact is a tangible or intangible object created by humans or intelligent entities that embodies purposeful design and intentional processes. Artifacts serve as concrete evidence of intelligent activity, creative processes, and cultural development.
- Artifact Types:
- Physical vs. Virtual:
- Physical artifacts: Tangible objects like tools, artworks, or buildings.
- Virtual artifacts: Digital creations like software, databases, or online documents.
- Creator Type:
- Human-created artifacts: Objects made by people, such as pottery or paintings.
- Machine-created artifacts: Items generated by artificial intelligence or computer systems.
- Intended User:
- Physical vs. Virtual:
- Core Characteristics:
- Retrievability: Ability to be accessed and shared between agents or users.
- Information Encoding: Contains referencers pointing to specific concepts or ideas.
- Knowledge Transfer: Facilitates transmission of information and embedded meanings.
- Cultural Context: Supports cultural understanding through contextual elements.
- Provenance: Maintains origin, creation, and history through metadata.
- Example Categories:
- Artifact Types:
- Citations:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artefact_(archaeology) [2] https://www.boredpanda.com/famous-artifacts/ [3] https://anthroholic.com/artifacts [4] https://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub103/part2/ [5] https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/artifact/ [6] https://realkm.com/2016/09/30/artifacts-knowledge-management-research/ [7] https://www.designsociety.org/download-publication/25413/Interpreting+Cultural+Artifacts [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_artifact_(education) [9] https://sociology.plus/glossary/artifact/ [10] https://helpfulprofessor.com/artifact-examples/
2009
- WordNet.
- a man-made object taken as a whole
2009
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artifact_(sociology)
- Social artifact is any product of individuals or groups (social beings) or of their social behavior.
2009
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artifact_(archaeology)
- In archaeology, an artifact or artefact is any object made or modified by a human culture, and often one later recovered by some archaeological endeavor. ...
2009
- http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Artefact
- An object made by human hand or shaped by it; An object, such as a tool, weapon or ornament, of archaeological or historical interest, esp. …