AI-Mediated Emergent Cognition: A Phenomenological Framework for Transparent Decision Boundaries (Author Manuscript – Metadata-only Anchor)

Status (publicly shareable, non-confidential): This Zenodo record provides a metadata-only public anchor for an author manuscript previously submitted to Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences (Manuscript ID: PHEN-D-25-00518). Editorial decision: Rejected (28 Dec 2025). No reviewer reports were provided. Availability: No author manuscript, decision letter, or supplementary files are publicly posted via this record. Purpose: Scholarly traceability and indexing only. Non-claims / scope: This record makes no claims regarding empirical validation, performance, or regulatory compliance. Project indexing (Root Index): Is part of the project Root Index record (Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17992916). Contact: Hon Bor So (ORCID: 0009-0008-2768-7494)