hotseat
Enable an agent to identify the intended physical meaning of hotseat, assess a matching seat's condition, and determine appropriate use without assuming that the name implies heat, electricity, or a particular activity.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Codex
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
5 bundles · 9 layers · 10 findings · 18 questions
Hotseat identity Establish what the registry name denotes and whether it identifies a physical kind or a seat assigned a role.
Meaning evidence
Resolve the physical sense using the entry's origin and descriptions of its referent.
Physical referent to establish
The PHY.OBJ classification is a starting constraint, but the intended object still needs identification.
- What originating record, description, or illustration establishes the physical object called hotseat? provenance
- Does that evidence support a seat, or does it expose a mismatch between the name and the PHY.OBJ classification? boundary
Kind versus role
Determine whether hotseat adds physical properties or only an assigned use to a broader seat kind.
Designation test
A change of designation can help reveal whether the distinction belongs to the object or its context.
- If the same seat were moved out of its activity or installation, what would still make it a hotseat? definition
- Which existing seat or world model already owns the physical concept, and would a relation to it be sufficient? boundary
Designated occupant position Describe how the seat's position and physical interfaces support the verified hotseat use.
Position in the activity
Identify any placement requirements that distinguish the designated seat from surrounding seating.
Placement dependence
Placement requirements must follow from the resolved use rather than from assumptions about a hotseat activity.
- Must the occupant face particular people, displays, or controls for this seat to fulfil its hotseat role? definition
- Which distances, orientations, or sightlines determine whether its placement is suitable? measurement
Seat and system interface
Separate seat-mounted features from surrounding equipment that enables the designated use.
Attached versus associated equipment
Equipment near a hotseat does not automatically belong to the physical seat model.
- Which controls, supports, connectors, or other features are physically integrated into the seat? boundary
- Which associated equipment must be present and usable before the seat can serve its designated role? action
Occupancy and changeover Investigate whether taking, leaving, or exchanging the hotseat creates distinctive physical requirements.
Occupancy pattern
Establish whether the hotseat serves a continuing occupant or a succession of occupants.
Turnover relevance
The model needs changeover behaviour only if the intended sense depends on sequential use.
- Is occupant succession part of the documented meaning of hotseat, or merely incidental use? definition
- What physical state must the seat reach before a different occupant can take it? action
Changeover readiness
Identify adjustments and checks specifically required between occupants in the verified context.
Occupant-dependent reset
Any reset requirements should identify the affected seat feature and the evidence for the requirement.
- Which seat adjustments or attached interfaces must be reset or checked when the occupant changes? action
- Does the documented use require a cleaning interval, cooldown, or other delay between occupants? provenance
Literal heat and powered functions Determine whether heat or powered equipment is actually relevant, then identify the applicable operating limits.
Mechanism applicability
Require evidence before treating hotseat as a heated or otherwise powered seat.
Heat-source evidence
Intentional heating, incidental warmth, and a nonthermal designation imply different models.
- Does documentation identify intentional heating, another powered function, or no powered mechanism at all? provenance
- If heating exists, what produces the heat and which occupant-contact surfaces receive it? definition
Function-specific readiness
Connect any verified thermal or powered function to its documented controls and restrictions.
Operating-limit evidence
No temperature limit, interlock, certification, or shutdown behaviour is established by the registry name.
- Which documented operating limits and protective features govern the verified function? provenance
- What observed condition or failed protective feature requires disabling that function or preventing occupancy? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Check these first
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these check these first hold for the sense of hotseat this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of hotseat this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
What it is Filled
A hotseat is a seat associated with an occupant undergoing questioning, scrutiny, or pressure, although the term alone does not identify a distinct physical device.
In scope
- Evidence identifying the physical referent of hotseat
- Seat features that implement its distinguishing function
- Occupant position, access, and changeover where applicable
- Heating or other powered equipment only when supported by evidence
- Conditions that permit, restrict, or prevent the intended use
Out of scope
- Metaphorical situations of scrutiny or responsibility
- Hotseat game modes and their software rules
- Interview, teaching, or performance formats as activities
- Shared workstation allocation as an organisational policy
- Generic seating properties already covered by a broader seat model
Why it exists Filled
Enable an agent to identify the intended physical meaning of hotseat, assess a matching seat's condition, and determine appropriate use without assuming that the name implies heat, electricity, or a particular activity.
Distinguishing features Filled
- The referent must be a physical object rather than an activity, software mode, or metaphor.
- An authoritative description must explain why this seat is called a hotseat; the label alone does not establish a separate object kind.
- Literal heating requires evidence of a heat source or thermal function, not an inference from the word hot.
- Sequential use by different occupants requires evidence of a defined changeover practice; ordinary shared seating is insufficient.
- A seat distinguished solely by its assigned role must be separated from a seat distinguished by construction or operating principle.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Treat the word as naming a specific device with special properties it does not have.
- Help arrange a seat or setting designed to intimidate or exhaust a person under questioning.
- Record or share a person's answers or reactions from a hotseat setting without their consent.
- Describe a person as having been put in the hotseat without evidence that this happened.
Only with a human decision
- Deciding who is placed in a seat for questioning, assessment or public scrutiny.
- Continuing a questioning session when the person seated shows distress.
May
- Ask which seat and which situation is meant before treating any chair as a hotseat.
- Report the condition of a seat used for questioning or scrutiny, such as stability and fixings.
Moral aspects Filled
- Being singled out for questioning can be used to humiliate or coerce, not only to inform.
- The label is figurative, so treating it as a real device invites misunderstanding.
Who is affected
- The person seated
- Audiences and panels
- Organizers of the session
Owners Filled
Steward
The person or organization that owns the seat; whoever runs the session answers for how it is used.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q107494132 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.hotseat
- Wikidata: Q1630770 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1630770)
Direct properties required Filled
- Supported meaning of hotseat: Unresolved; source-supported physical sense
- Basis of hotseat designation: Physical construction; installed equipment; assigned role; unresolved
- Broader seat kind: Reference to the applicable seating model, if established
- Activity or installation served: Reference to the activity, workstation, vehicle, or installation supported by evidence
- Occupant changeover arrangement: Not applicable; unrestricted shared use; controlled sequential use; unresolved
- Thermal function: Absent; incidental warming; intentional heating; unresolved
- Occupant-contact surface temperature: Degrees Celsius, with contact location and measurement conditions; applicable only if thermally relevant
- Readiness for the designated use: Unassessed; ready; restricted; unavailable
Recognition required Filled
- Physically an ordinary chair or stool, so the term is settled by context, not by appearance.
- Often a single seat set apart and facing a panel, audience or camera.
- Confirm the intended sense from the setting, such as a quiz, interview or training exercise.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Resolve the name against evidence before applying sense-specific requirements.
- Identify whether an ordinary seat can fulfil the hotseat role or specialised construction is required.
- Inspect the physical features supporting the verified hotseat function.
- Assess readiness for occupancy or occupant changeover under the applicable procedure.
- Identify missing evidence that prevents enabling a powered or thermally relevant function.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- A seat used under stress can tip or collapse if it is unstable or overloaded.
- Prolonged pressure on the seated person can cause real psychological harm.
Standards and interfaces required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Context of use required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1630770: hotseat - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Hotseat (multiplayer mode) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Which source record supplied hotseat, and what exact meaning does it assign to the term?
- Does PHY.OBJ correctly classify the referent, or has an activity, game mode, or metaphor been registered as an object?
- Is the intended referent a heated seat, an electric-chair synonym, a designated participant seat, or another physical sense?
- Does an existing world model already cover the resolved concept, making a registry link sufficient?
- After the meaning is resolved, which conditional bundles should be removed, and which specialised mechanisms, hazards, and authoritative requirements must replace them?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1630770/spec.json