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 : id

      Capability : implementedByAdapter





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



      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 : related_mappings





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



      Capability : requiredByTask





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



      Capability : requiresCapability





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



      Capability : type

      Capability : url

Inheritance

• Entity
  • Entry
    • Capability [ CapabilityConcept]

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	Entry, Concept
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	Entry, Concept
isPartOf	0..1 CapabilityGroup	A relationship where a capability is part of a capability group	Entry
requiresCapability	* Capability	Indicates that this entry requires a specific capability	Entry
type	0..1 String		Entry, Concept
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

Usages

used by	used in	type	used
Entry	requiresCapability	range	Capability
Term	requiresCapability	range	Capability
Principle	requiresCapability	range	Capability
Risk	requiresCapability	range	Capability
AiSystem	hasCapability	range	Capability
AiAgent	hasCapability	range	Capability
LargeLanguageModel	requiresCapability	range	Capability
AiTask	requiresCapability	range	Capability
CapabilityGroup	hasPart	range	Capability
Capability	implementedByAdapter	domain	Capability
Capability	requiresCapability	range	Capability
Adapter	implementsCapability	range	Capability
Adapter	hasCapability	range	Capability
Adapter	requiresCapability	range	Capability
LLMIntrinsic	hasCapability	range	Capability
LLMIntrinsic	requiresCapability	range	Capability

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	ai:Capability
native	nexus:Capability
broad	tech:Capability

LinkML Source

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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/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.
    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

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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/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.
    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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    alias: requiredByTask
    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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    domain: Capability
    alias: implementedByAdapter
    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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:isPartOf
    alias: isDefinedByTaxonomy
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Concept
    - Control
    - Group
    - Entry
    - Policy
    - RiskGroup
    - Risk
    - RiskControl
    - Action
    - RiskIncident
    - CapabilityGroup
    - StakeholderGroup
    - Stakeholder
    range: Taxonomy
  isDefinedByVocabulary:
    name: isDefinedByVocabulary
    description: A relationship where a term or a term group is defined by a vocabulary
    from_schema: https://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:isPartOf
    alias: isDefinedByVocabulary
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entry
    - Term
    - Adapter
    - LLMIntrinsic
    range: Vocabulary
  hasDocumentation:
    name: hasDocumentation
    description: Indicates documentation associated with an entity.
    from_schema: https://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: airo:hasDocumentation
    alias: hasDocumentation
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Dataset
    - Vocabulary
    - Taxonomy
    - Concept
    - Group
    - Entry
    - Term
    - Principle
    - RiskTaxonomy
    - Action
    - BaseAi
    - LargeLanguageModelFamily
    - AiEval
    - BenchmarkMetadataCard
    - Adapter
    - LLMIntrinsic
    range: Documentation
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  isPartOf:
    name: isPartOf
    description: A relationship where a capability is part of a capability group
    from_schema: https://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:isPartOf
    alias: isPartOf
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entry
    - Risk
    - LargeLanguageModel
    - CapabilityGroup
    - Stakeholder
    range: CapabilityGroup
  requiresCapability:
    name: requiresCapability
    description: Indicates that this entry requires a specific capability
    from_schema: https://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    domain: Any
    alias: requiresCapability
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entry
    - LargeLanguageModel
    - AiTask
    - Adapter
    inverse: requiredByTask
    range: Capability
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
  type:
    name: type
    from_schema: https://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/common
    designates_type: true
    alias: type
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Vocabulary
    - Taxonomy
    - Concept
    - Control
    - Group
    - Entry
    - Policy
    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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:identifier
    identifier: true
    alias: id
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
    required: true
  name:
    name: name
    description: A text name of this instance.
    from_schema: https://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:name
    alias: name
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    - BenchmarkMetadataCard
    range: string
  description:
    name: description
    description: The description of an entity
    from_schema: https://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:description
    alias: description
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: string
  url:
    name: url
    description: An optional URL associated with this instance.
    from_schema: https://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:url
    alias: url
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: uri
  dateCreated:
    name: dateCreated
    description: The date on which the entity was created.
    from_schema: https://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:dateCreated
    alias: 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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: schema:dateModified
    alias: 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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:exactMatch
    alias: exact_mappings
    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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:closeMatch
    alias: close_mappings
    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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:relatedMatch
    alias: related_mappings
    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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:narrowMatch
    alias: narrow_mappings
    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://ibm.github.io/ai-atlas-nexus/ontology/ai-risk-ontology
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:broadMatch
    alias: broad_mappings
    owner: Capability
    domain_of:
    - Entity
    range: Any
    multivalued: true
    inlined: false
class_uri: ai:Capability