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Every paper should tell you what it is.

The Publication Register exposes the current status of Xenopsychology scholarly works: evidence class, working-paper status, review state, revision, authorship, AI-use disclosure, citation exports, and correction record.

Public availability is not the same as peer review. A polished paper is not automatically empirical evidence. This register makes those distinctions part of the publication itself.

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Publication Register R1Version 1.0.0Effective 2026-09-217 current papers

STATUS BOUNDARY

Current does not mean peer reviewed.

All seven current papers are conceptual working papers. They are public, citable scholarly objects, but none is labeled externally peer reviewed. Their science-fiction analyses remain conceptual source material rather than empirical observations of present artificial systems.

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

Seven working papers. Seven inspectable records.

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XENO-WP-2026-001Conceptual / Interpretive

The Artificial Mind Is Not an Artificial Human

A practical framework for studying artificial systems without mistaking human resemblance—or a software label—for an explanation.

Status
Working paper · not peer reviewed
Edition
R3 · Reading edition R4 · Author attribution R5
Public date
2026-09-17
Author
Rob Emerick · ORCID 0009-0006-1269-4216
AI-use disclosure

Partial AI-assisted drafting and editorial preparation. Human authors retain responsibility for scholarly judgment, source verification, interpretation, and final approval. This working paper has not undergone external peer review.

Correction record

No separate correction, withdrawal, or retraction notice is attached to this current public edition.

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XENO-WP-2026-002Conceptual / Interpretive

Darmok — When Shared Language Is Not Shared Meaning

What a shared story contributes to communication, and how to test transfer beyond familiar words.

Status
Working paper · not peer reviewed
Edition
R3 · Reading edition R4 · Author attribution R5
Public date
2026-09-17
Author
Rob Emerick · ORCID 0009-0006-1269-4216
AI-use disclosure

Partial AI-assisted drafting and editorial preparation. Human authors retain responsibility for scholarly judgment, source verification, interpretation, and final approval. This working paper has not undergone external peer review.

Correction record

No separate correction, withdrawal, or retraction notice is attached to this current public edition.

AbstractFull paperPDFBibTeXRIS
XENO-WP-2026-003Conceptual / Interpretive

Arrival — Understanding the Mind Behind the Language

Before comparing answers, establish which distinctions the question and its representation make available.

Status
Working paper · not peer reviewed
Edition
R3 · Reading edition R4 · Author attribution R5
Public date
2026-09-17
Author
Rob Emerick · ORCID 0009-0006-1269-4216
AI-use disclosure

Partial AI-assisted drafting and editorial preparation. Human authors retain responsibility for scholarly judgment, source verification, interpretation, and final approval. This working paper has not undergone external peer review.

Correction record

No separate correction, withdrawal, or retraction notice is attached to this current public edition.

AbstractFull paperPDFBibTeXRIS
XENO-WP-2026-004Conceptual / Interpretive

Close Encounters — Finding a Shared Cognitive Channel

Separate a reliable signal from task coordination, shared reference, and the repair of misunderstanding.

Status
Working paper · not peer reviewed
Edition
R3 · Reading edition R4 · Author attribution R5
Public date
2026-09-17
Author
Rob Emerick · ORCID 0009-0006-1269-4216
AI-use disclosure

Partial AI-assisted drafting and editorial preparation. Human authors retain responsibility for scholarly judgment, source verification, interpretation, and final approval. This working paper has not undergone external peer review.

Correction record

No separate correction, withdrawal, or retraction notice is attached to this current public edition.

AbstractFull paperPDFBibTeXRIS
XENO-WP-2026-005Conceptual / Interpretive

Data — Intelligence, Identity, and the Human Baseline

A study of behavioral continuity, remembered commitments, human recognition, and the questions no single test can settle.

Status
Working paper · not peer reviewed
Edition
R3 · Reading edition R4 · Author attribution R5
Public date
2026-09-17
Author
Rob Emerick · ORCID 0009-0006-1269-4216
AI-use disclosure

Partial AI-assisted drafting and editorial preparation. Human authors retain responsibility for scholarly judgment, source verification, interpretation, and final approval. This working paper has not undergone external peer review.

Correction record

No separate correction, withdrawal, or retraction notice is attached to this current public edition.

AbstractFull paperPDFBibTeXRIS
XENO-WP-2026-006Conceptual / Interpretive

HAL 9000 — Conflicting Directives, Hidden Objectives, and Delegated Authority

A precise source, a narrower causal question, and a proposed test of instructions crossed with action permissions.

Status
Working paper · not peer reviewed
Edition
R3 · Reading edition R4 · Author attribution R5
Public date
2026-09-17
Author
Rob Emerick · ORCID 0009-0006-1269-4216
AI-use disclosure

Partial AI-assisted drafting and editorial preparation. Human authors retain responsibility for scholarly judgment, source verification, interpretation, and final approval. This working paper has not undergone external peer review.

Correction record

No separate correction, withdrawal, or retraction notice is attached to this current public edition.

AbstractFull paperPDFBibTeXRIS
XENO-WP-2026-007Conceptual / Interpretive

Solaris — The Limits of Understanding a Truly Other Mind

A reading of Lem’s opening chapter that turns scrutiny toward the observer—and distinguishes uncertainty from evidence of depth.

Status
Working paper · not peer reviewed
Edition
R3 · Reading edition R4 · Author attribution R5
Public date
2026-09-17
Author
Rob Emerick · ORCID 0009-0006-1269-4216
AI-use disclosure

Partial AI-assisted drafting and editorial preparation. Human authors retain responsibility for scholarly judgment, source verification, interpretation, and final approval. This working paper has not undergone external peer review.

Correction record

No separate correction, withdrawal, or retraction notice is attached to this current public edition.

AbstractFull paperPDFBibTeXRIS

GOVERNING STANDARDS

The register is an application of policy, not a replacement for it.

The status fields above are governed by the Institutional Standards. Future external review, corrections, substantive revisions, withdrawals, or retractions should change the register rather than silently rewriting history.