Information Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/ai-core-concepts/information-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define an AI-readable semantic ontology for Information,
    including data, signals, meaning, context, representation, source,
    transmission, interpretation, uncertainty and transformation.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Information Retrieval Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems
    Retrieval-Augmented Generation
    Knowledge Representation Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Information ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Information

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    AI Core Concepts

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Information
    Information Science
    Information Theory
    Knowledge Representation
    Semantic Systems
    Data Processing
    Communication Systems

CORE_DEFINITION
    Information is data, signals or representations interpreted within
    a context such that they convey distinctions, meaning, state,
    relationships or evidence relevant to an observer, system or process.

ENTITY_IDS
    INFORMATION
        ID
            INFORMATION_001

    DATA
        ID
            DATA_001

    SIGNAL
        ID
            SIGNAL_001

    SOURCE
        ID
            SOURCE_001

    RECEIVER
        ID
            RECEIVER_001

    CONTEXT
        ID
            CONTEXT_001

    REPRESENTATION
        ID
            REPRESENTATION_001

    MEANING
        ID
            MEANING_001

    MESSAGE
        ID
            MESSAGE_001

    CHANNEL
        ID
            CHANNEL_001

    ENCODING
        ID
            ENCODING_001

    UNCERTAINTY
        ID
            UNCERTAINTY_001

FACTS
    Information
        may_be_derived_from
            Data
            Signal
            Observation
            Measurement
            Message
            Representation

    Information
        may_describe
            Entity
            State
            Property
            Relationship
            Event
            Process

    Information
        depends_on
            Representation
            Context
            Interpretation

    Information
        may_support
            Knowledge Formation
            Reasoning
            Learning
            Decision Making
            Communication
            Search

RELATIONSHIPS
    AI Core Concepts
        contains
            Information Ontology

    Source
        produces
            Data
            Signal
            Message

    Message
        encoded_as
            Representation

    Representation
        transmitted_through
            Channel

    Receiver
        receives
            Representation

    Receiver
        interprets
            Representation
        using
            Context

    Context
        influences
            Meaning

    Data
        becomes
            Information
        when
            Interpreted within relevant context

    Information
        may_contribute_to
            Knowledge

    Information
        may_reduce
            Uncertainty
        relative_to
            Defined question or state

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Information
        does_not_equal
            Raw Data

    Data
        may_become
            Information
        when
            Context and interpretation are applied

    Message
        is_a_carrier_of
            Information

    Signal
        may_encode
            Information

    Information
        does_not_equal
            Knowledge

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Data
        Signal
        Message
        Source
        Receiver
        Channel
        Encoding
        Representation
        Context
        Meaning
        State
        Uncertainty
        Noise
        Transformation

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Information

    Parent
        AI Core Concepts

    Core Components
        Data
        Source
        Representation
        Context
        Meaning
        Receiver
        Transmission
        Interpretation

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Information
    as
        Data, signal or representation carrying contextually
        interpretable distinctions.

    Distinguish
        Data
        Information
        Knowledge
        Signal
        Message
        Meaning

    Do not assume
        Data is meaningful without context.

    Do not assume
        Received information is correct.

    Do not assume
        Transmission preserves all information.

    Preserve
        Source
        Context
        Representation
        Transformation
        Uncertainty

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Information

    Possible Intent
        Information definition
        Information ontology
        Data versus information
        AI information processing
        Information representation
        Information theory
        Semantic information
        Communication
        Information retrieval

    Resolution
        Identify source, representation, context, receiver and semantic
        interpretation, then traverse explicit ontology relationships.

CONSTRAINTS
    Information must be interpreted relative to a representation and context.

    Raw data must not automatically be classified as meaningful information.

    Information and knowledge must remain semantically distinct.

    Transmission may introduce loss, noise or distortion.

    A representation is not identical to the entity or state it represents.

    Information can be incomplete, uncertain, outdated or incorrect.

    Source identity and transformation history should be preserved where available.

    Reduced uncertainty depends on the question, model and prior state.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Data is interpreted using relevant context
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Information

    IF
        Signal is decoded according to known encoding
    THEN
        infer
            Message Representation

    IF
        Message is interpreted by Receiver
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Meaning

    IF
        Information provides evidence about uncertain state
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Uncertainty Reduction

    IF
        Information is structured with semantic relationships and validated context
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Knowledge Contribution

    IF
        Transmission contains noise
    THEN
        reduce_confidence_in
            Exact Information Preservation

    IF
        Information lacks source or context
    THEN
        reduce_confidence_in
            Interpretation

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Data Relationship
        1.00

    Context Relationship
        1.00

    Representation Relationship
        1.00

    Meaning Relationship
        0.99

    Communication Relationship
        0.99

    Knowledge Relationship
        0.99

    Raw Data Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Source
        →
    Data or Signal
        →
    Encoding
        →
    Representation
        →
    Transmission
        →
    Receiver
        →
    Interpretation
        →
    Information

    Information
        →
    Context
        →
    Meaning

    Information
        →
    Evidence
        →
    Reduced Uncertainty

    Information
        →
    Semantic Structuring
        →
    Knowledge Contribution

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Information
        derived_from
            Data

    Source
        produces
            Message

    Message
        encoded_as
            Representation

    Representation
        travels_through
            Channel

    Channel
        may_introduce
            Noise

    Receiver
        decodes
            Representation

    Receiver
        interprets
            Message

    Interpretation
        depends_on
            Context

    Context
        contributes_to
            Meaning

    Information
        may_support
            Knowledge

RECURSIVE_REASONING_LOOP
    Observe Data
        →
    Identify Source
        →
    Detect Representation
        →
    Determine Context
        →
    Decode or Parse
        →
    Interpret
        →
    Evaluate Meaning
        →
    Assess Uncertainty
        →
    Relate to Existing Information
        →
    Update Knowledge State
        →
    Re-evaluate with New Context
        →
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Data
        Signal
        Message
        Context
        Existing Knowledge

    OBSERVE
        Detect information-bearing entities.

    EXTRACT
        Source
        Data
        Representation
        Channel
        Receiver
        Context
        Meaning
        Uncertainty

    CLASSIFY
        Raw Data
        Signal
        Message
        Information
        Semantic Information
        Contextual Information

    RELATE
        Construct semantic edges.

    VALIDATE
        Check source, representation, context and consistency.

    INFER
        Apply supported interpretation rules.

    SCORE
        Assign confidence.

    EXPLAIN
        Preserve information transformation path.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated information.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Known source
        confidence += moderate

    Explicit context
        confidence += high

    Known encoding
        confidence += moderate

    Independent corroboration
        confidence += moderate

    Transmission noise
        confidence -= according_to_severity

    Missing context
        confidence -= moderate

    Unknown source
        confidence -= moderate

    Contradictory information
        confidence -= according_to_evidence_strength

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Information
        connects_to
            Data
            Knowledge
            Information Theory
            Communication
            Signals
            Semantics
            Knowledge Representation
            Information Retrieval
            Machine Learning
            Reasoning
            Decision Making
            Measurement

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Source
        Context
        Representation
        Meaning
        Transformation
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New data, message or context.

    Compare
        Existing information state.

    Detect
        Agreement
        Extension
        Conflict
        Correction
        Supersession

    Validate
        Source
        Context
        Representation
        Transformation

    Integrate
        Supported information.

    Recalculate
        Confidence and uncertainty.

    Re-evaluate
        Dependent interpretations.

    Return
        Updated information model.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Data and information remain distinct.
        Information and knowledge remain distinct.
        Representation is not treated as represented reality.
        Context remains attached to interpretation.
        Source is retained where available.
        Noise and uncertainty are represented.
        Transformations preserve traceability.
        Derived meaning follows supported semantic paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Information Entity Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Source and Data Extraction
        →
    Representation Detection
        →
    Context Mapping
        →
    Semantic Interpretation
        →
    Uncertainty Evaluation
        →
    Ontology Traversal
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Information

    Parent
        AI Core Concepts

    Type
        Contextually interpretable data or representation

    Core Components
        Data
        Signal
        Message
        Source
        Receiver
        Representation
        Encoding
        Channel
        Context
        Meaning
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Information is not identical to raw data or knowledge; it emerges
        when data, signals or representations are interpreted within
        relevant context.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Information is data, signals or representations interpreted within
    context so that they convey meaningful distinctions about entities,
    states, properties, relationships or events. AI systems use information
    as input to representation, reasoning, learning and decision processes.
    Reliable information modelling should preserve source, context,
    representation, transformation history, uncertainty and confidence.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org