@misc{shirbint2026reinforcementlearningcontour,
  title = {The Reinforcement Learning Contour: From Document Production to Governed Epistemic Transformation in AI-Assisted Scientific Inquiry},
  author = {Emanuel Shirbint},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.20944/preprints202608.0212.v2},
  url = {https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202608.0212},
  note = {Version 2 preprint; not peer-reviewed}
}