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In the predictive analysis, Ridge regression achieved the strongest average cross-validated performance, while XGBoost was used for nonlinear interpretation through out-of-fold SHAP values; AI disclosure anxiety and competence penalty fear emerged as the strongest predictors. The exploratory Choquet analysis consistently prioritized a non-punitive AI-use disclosure system under alternative weighting and uncertainty scenarios. The study contributes by shifting attention from whether professionals adopt GenAI to whether, why, and under what organizational and social conditions they disclose or conceal its substantive contribution to professional work. 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