Current work
From Notice to Contestable Grounds
Conceptual article · Preprint, October 2026What informational tasks must remain possible where meaningful contestability is required or promised?
B / 02Private Power without Epistemic Preemption
Normative theory · Preprint planned January 2027When does a private institution owe informed challenge and consequential reconsideration?
E / 03Testing Informational Conditions for Meaningful AI Contestability
Empirical program · ProposedA proposed 36-month program: evidence integration, informational functions, and a contestability toolkit.
H / 04What Counts as a Reason: Institutional Formation and the Limits of Rational Reconstruction
Hermeneutics · Preprint planned December 2026How do institutions shape what counts as a reason, and how can those standards be examined?
How to read these records
Paper A, From Notice to Contestable Grounds, is available as a preprint (Zenodo, 15 October 2026, doi:10.5281/zenodo.23387270); its record links the full paper (PDF) and a citation.
Paper B is in preparation, with a preprint planned for January 2027. What Counts as a Reason: Institutional Formation and the Limits of Rational Reconstruction is a separate philosophical paper in preparation, with a preprint planned for December 2026. The empirical program remains proposed. These records present the developing questions, arguments, scope, and plans. A record’s date identifies its research source; the public summary has its own version.
Beyond the Paper A preprint, no publication venue, peer-review status, completed experiment, or funded award is implied. As further manuscripts and materials become available, they can be added to these same records.
For questions about the arguments or possible collaboration, contact Kerry Thornhill.