ROT is an orientational index designed to analyse the quality of cognitive processes under conditions of increasing meaning production by AI systems. In contrast to classical measures, ROT does not evaluate the truthfulness of information or the correctness of answers, but the stability of the relation between epistemic responsibility, actual user orientation, and the degree of closure of the cognitive process. The model is based on three components: responsibility, orientation, and tension. Responsibility denotes the extent to which the user retains ownership of a decision and its consequences. Orientation refers to the actual capacity to maintain cognitive direction rather than merely experiencing a subjective sense of clarity. Tension describes the degree to which exploratory openness is preserved. A central refinement of the model is the distinction between real orientation and pseudo-orientation. Pseudo-orientation occurs when a sense of understanding is generated by externally supplied meaning while the capacity to maintain orientation does not belong to the user. To operationalise this distinction, the model introduces a three-threshold diagnostic procedure based on reconstruction, transfer, and alternatives. Formally, ROT is expressed as a relation between responsibility, effective orientation, and exploratory tension. The model contributes to a shift from evaluating knowledge and information toward analysing the architecture of orientation in cognitive processes. Author keywords (free terms): Trackness; Incubativity; Delegability; TID triad; PreP; UnPreP; ICE-D; epistemic regulation; epistemic agency; Beyond Sectors; pseudo-orientation; APC; ROT index. Internal reference: CBROT₀1 (v0. 1)
Andreas Gregor Kawa (Thu,) studied this question.