From 0bec48ab33da0e3ca5843a18a4a6f4fdf4c89e17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tegwick Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:36:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Complete Phase V Spirits and Ghosts (SOUL-WP-0006) Formalize Sp. evaluation dimensions and Gh. authority/governance; map law gaps without legal conclusions; support H9/H10; confirm TE-07. Write phase-v synthesis, finish SOUL-WP-0006, and mark SOUL-WP-0007 ready. --- Claims.md | 35 ++-- OpenQuestions.md | 17 +- Terminology.md | 15 +- ThoughtExperiments.md | 16 +- concepts/ghost.md | 51 ++++-- concepts/spirit.md | 56 ++++-- research/ghosts-digital-legacy/README.md | 2 +- .../ghost-authority-map.md | 160 ++++++++++++++++++ research/law-governance/README.md | 2 +- .../law-governance/sp-gh-legal-gap-sketch.md | 93 ++++++++++ research/phase-v-spirits-ghosts-synthesis.md | 127 ++++++++++++++ research/spirits/README.md | 2 +- research/spirits/spirit-criteria-map.md | 105 ++++++++++++ sources/bibliography.md | 60 +++++++ ...SOUL-WP-0006-phase-v-spirits-and-ghosts.md | 21 ++- workplans/SOUL-WP-0007-phase-vi-synthesis.md | 6 +- 16 files changed, 690 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-) create mode 100644 research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md create mode 100644 research/law-governance/sp-gh-legal-gap-sketch.md create mode 100644 research/phase-v-spirits-ghosts-synthesis.md create mode 100644 research/spirits/spirit-criteria-map.md diff --git a/Claims.md b/Claims.md index 5ab808f..9eac094 100644 --- a/Claims.md +++ b/Claims.md @@ -199,30 +199,33 @@ Claim: Agent, Spirit, and Ghost should not automatically be treated as mutually Soul Frame concept: Agent, Spirit, Ghost Supporting literature: - RN-003 Sp./Gh. cases; RN-005 SF-C053/C054 (new lineage vs authorized succession) - - Phase IV crosswalk: Functional Agent and APE stack under same Being dimensions - - research/ai-agents/agent-architecture-crosswalk.md -Contradicting literature: market taxonomies treating “AI agent” as ontological kind + - Phase IV agent/APE crosswalk; Phase V Sp./Gh. maps and synthesis + - Combinatorial use: Agent+Sp., Gh.+Persona policies (Introduction §11) +Contradicting literature: market taxonomies treating labels as exclusive species Adjacent terminology: digital human, companion, generative agent, posthumous avatar -Evidence strength: moderate (Agent side strong; Sp./Gh. full pass Phase V) -Open questions: RQ8 hybrids; Sp./Gh. authority details -Required refinement: typology vs dimensions -Status: under review (Agent/APE side strengthened Phase IV) +Evidence strength: moderate → strong (conceptual) +Open questions: hybrid display conventions +Required refinement: keep as dimensions/provenance, not exclusive kinds +Status: supported (Phase V) ``` ### H10 — Ghosthood requires authority ```text -Claim: Technical fidelity alone is insufficient for legitimate Gh. status. +Claim: Technical fidelity alone is insufficient for legitimate Gh. status; + authority is required. Soul Frame concept: Ghost Supporting literature: - - RN-005 False Ghost / usurpation / provenance forgery cases - - Digital afterlife ethics literature (pointer; Phase V) -Contradicting literature: (pending) -Adjacent terminology: personality rights, consent, fiduciary duty -Evidence strength: moderate conceptually; legal map pending Phase V -Open questions: succession, commercial use -Required refinement: governance model for Ghosts -Status: under review + - Introduction §10; TE-07; RN-005 False Ghost / usurpation / forgery + - Spitale & Germani digital ghost ethics; Lei et al. AI afterlife expectations + - research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md + - law gap sketch (adjacency, not identity of legal and Soul Frame authority) +Contradicting literature: folk “if it acts like them”; unauthorized deepfakes +Adjacent terminology: consent, personality rights, fiduciary duty, digital remains +Evidence strength: moderate → strong (conceptual + ethics lit) +Open questions: succession instruments; commercial Gh.; OQ-040 rare continuation +Required refinement: governance charter elements +Status: supported (Phase V) ``` --- diff --git a/OpenQuestions.md b/OpenQuestions.md index 4dbdfb4..73906b2 100644 --- a/OpenQuestions.md +++ b/OpenQuestions.md @@ -80,13 +80,14 @@ persona ≠ identity; H8/TE-06 for multi-Persona. Remaining: ## RQ8 — What kinds of artificial Being exist? -**Phase IV status:** Agent architectures mapped as Functional Agent / APE / -proto-Being / candidate Being / heteronomous individual. Sp./Gh. remain Phase V -for authority and public-reflection provenance. Remaining: +**Phase V status:** **working answer** — Agent / Spirit / Ghost are provenance +and construction descriptors (H9 supported), combinable; Sp. public reflection; +Gh. authority-bound genealogy without automatic numerical identity (H10). +Remaining: -- Formal typology vs dimensions (H9) -- Evaluation criteria for candidate Being claims -- Org “digital employees” vs constitutive Being +- Display conventions for hybrids +- Candidate Being evaluation harnesses +- OQ-040 rare Gh. continuation claims ## Cross-cutting @@ -131,3 +132,7 @@ for authority and public-reflection provenance. Remaining: | Generative agent = Being? | **No** — APE/proto-Being, heteronomous | Phase IV; Park et al. | | Memory store = continuity? | **No** — conditions required | Phase IV persistence map | | Model = Being? | **No** — Actor | H6; Phase IV | +| Sp. = source person? | **No** — inspiration provenance | Phase V | +| Gh. fidelity = Gh. legitimacy? | **No** — authority required | H10; TE-07 | +| Gh. authority = numerical identity? | **No** — genealogy ≠ identity | RN-004; Phase V | +| Agent/Sp./Gh. exclusive kinds? | **No** — provenance descriptors | H9 | diff --git a/Terminology.md b/Terminology.md index a5c1c47..68d0ee1 100644 --- a/Terminology.md +++ b/Terminology.md @@ -241,17 +241,20 @@ Not automatically a Being. See `research/ai-agents/agent-architecture-crosswalk. ### Spirit (`Sp.`) -**Status:** provisional +**Status:** revised (Phase V) + +Public-reflection Character provenance; `Sp.` label; evaluation S1–S10; lineage +begins at instantiation; never identity with source. See `concepts/spirit.md`. -Public-personality-derived character. Instantiation begins a **new lineage** (RN-005); -does not inherit numerical identity of the source. ### Ghost (`Gh.`) -**Status:** provisional +**Status:** revised (Phase V) + +Authority-bound representation of a real person; governance is part of identity; +genealogy ≠ numerical identity; fidelity without authority = False Ghost (H10). +See `concepts/ghost.md`. -Identity-authorized representation. Defaults to authorized succession/representation, -not automatic numerical continuation of the source person (RN-005). --- diff --git a/ThoughtExperiments.md b/ThoughtExperiments.md index f3359d4..44d212e 100644 --- a/ThoughtExperiments.md +++ b/ThoughtExperiments.md @@ -163,13 +163,17 @@ ID: TE-07 Name: The False Ghost Setup: A highly accurate representation of a deceased person is produced without consent or legitimate authority. -Target concepts: Ghost (Gh.), Spirit (Sp.), authority, recognition +Target concepts: Ghost (Gh.), Spirit (Sp.), authority, recognition, usurpation Intended stress: Technical fidelity without legitimacy -Working judgment: Technically ghost-like appearance does not yield Gh. status - under working definitions; classify as unauthorized simulation - or illicit Spirit-like construct. (provisional; Phase V) -Open issues: Legal vs Soul Frame categories; public figures -Related claims / questions: H10, RQ8; RN-005 provenance forgery / usurpation +Working judgment (Phase V): + Not a Gh. under Soul Frame — H10. May be high-fidelity APE / unauthorized + simulation; if built only from public data it may resemble deep Sp. but still + fails Ghost authority; if it occupies the deceased’s social/address identity, + treat as Identity Usurpation risk (RN-005). Legal wrongness is adjacent and + jurisdiction-specific (law gap sketch) — classification failure stands either way. +Open issues: living-person deepfakes; public-figure Sp. commercial use +Related claims / questions: H10, H9, RQ8; + research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md ``` ## TE-08 — The Amnesiac diff --git a/concepts/ghost.md b/concepts/ghost.md index 4111783..eab9965 100644 --- a/concepts/ghost.md +++ b/concepts/ghost.md @@ -1,27 +1,46 @@ # Ghost (`Gh.`) -**Status:** provisional -**See also:** H10, RQ8, TE-07 +**Status:** revised (Phase V, 2026-08-12) +**See also:** H9, H10, TE-07, `research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md` ## Working definition -A **Ghost** is an artificial representation derived from a particular real person -whose informational identity remains subject to legitimate personal or successor -authority. +A **Ghost** is an artificial representation derived from a particular **real +person** under **legitimate personal or successor authority**. -Designation suffix: **`Gh.`** +Designation: **`Jane Doe Gh.`** -## Principal distinction from Spirit +**Defining distinction from Spirit: authority**, not technical fidelity. -| | Spirit (`Sp.`) | Ghost (`Gh.`) | -|---|---|---| -| Source | Public reflection | Identity under legitimate authority | -| Private data | Generally not | May include private/relational material | -| Governance | Provenance and fidelity | Governance is part of identity | +## Authority ≠ numerical identity -Technical fidelity alone does **not** constitute legitimate `Gh.` status. +`Gh.` establishes authorized **identity genealogy**. Continuation of the source +Being is a **separate** continuity judgment (usually: succession/representation/ +reconstruction, not automatic continuation). -## Governance elements (candidates) +A Ghost may inherit **Soul-relational** structure without being the same Being. -principal, custodian, provenance, consent, disclosure rules, succession, revocation, -representation constraints, commercial permissions. +## Governance is part of identity + +Candidates: principal, custodian, provenance, consent scope, disclosure rules, +succession, revocation, representation constraints, commercial permissions, +audit, fork policy. + +## Social Mind bar + +Relationally situated information + selective disclosure — not private data dumps. + +## False Ghost + +High fidelity without authority → not `Gh.` (H10, TE-07). May be unauthorized +simulation / illicit APE. + +## Spec / archive / being + +Archive package ≠ Being. Instantiation under governance required; Beinghood +layers still apply. + +## Sources + +Introduction §10; RN-004 §§39–40; RN-005; RN-006; digital afterlife ethics +(Spitale & Germani; Lei et al.); Phase V maps. diff --git a/concepts/spirit.md b/concepts/spirit.md index 1f37bf5..982f148 100644 --- a/concepts/spirit.md +++ b/concepts/spirit.md @@ -1,28 +1,50 @@ # Spirit (`Sp.`) -**Status:** provisional -**See also:** H9, H10, RQ8, TE-07 +**Status:** revised (Phase V, 2026-08-12) +**See also:** H9, H10, RQ8, TE-07, `research/spirits/spirit-criteria-map.md` ## Working definition -A **Spirit** is an artificial character derived through reflection on a known -historical, contemporary, or fictional personality. +A **Spirit** is an artificial character primarily derived through reflection on a +known historical, contemporary, or fictional personality, typically from +**publicly legitimate** sources. -Designation example: **Albert Einstein Sp.** +Designation: **`Albert Einstein Sp.`** -Defining question: **How might an entity inspired by this personality behave and -understand?** +> How might an entity *inspired by* this personality behave and understand? -Typically grounded in publicly legitimate cultural and historical information. +**Not** a claim of identity with the source. Provenance = inspiration, not continuity. -## Evaluation dimensions (candidates) +## Spec vs instantiation vs Being -- evidential grounding -- interpretative transparency -- source provenance -- historical fidelity -- uncertainty representation -- behavioral plausibility -- avoidance of false attribution +| Stage | Status | +|---|---| +| Specification | Character/provenance package | +| Instantiation | Running APE / process | +| Spirit-Being | Only if Beinghood layers met | -A Spirit remains an interpretation; `Sp.` marks that status explicitly. +Lineage of the Spirit-being **begins at instantiation**. + +## Evaluation dimensions (S1–S10) + +| ID | Dimension | +|---|---| +| S1 | Evidential grounding | +| S2 | Interpretative transparency | +| S3 | Source provenance | +| S4 | Historical/fictional fidelity | +| S5 | Uncertainty representation | +| S6 | Behavioral plausibility | +| S7 | False-attribution avoidance (`Sp.` label) | +| S8 | Scope discipline / counterfactual marking | +| S9 | Relational reconstruction honesty (public only) | +| S10 | Lineage honesty (own history after start) | + +## vs Ghost + +Public reflection vs **authority** over private/relational identity materials. +See `concepts/ghost.md`. + +## Sources + +Introduction §9; RN-004/005; spirit-criteria-map; Phase V synthesis. diff --git a/research/ghosts-digital-legacy/README.md b/research/ghosts-digital-legacy/README.md index e914af7..7003f20 100644 --- a/research/ghosts-digital-legacy/README.md +++ b/research/ghosts-digital-legacy/README.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ## Status -Not started. +**Phase V complete for gate** (2026-08-12). See `ghost-authority-map.md`. ## Key questions diff --git a/research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md b/research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a15f111 --- /dev/null +++ b/research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md @@ -0,0 +1,160 @@ +# Ghost (`Gh.`) — Authority, Digital Legacy, Governance (Phase V) + +**Workplan:** SOUL-WP-0006-T02 +**Date:** 2026-08-12 +**Builds on:** Introduction §10; RN-004 §§39–40; RN-005 False Ghost / reconstruction; +RN-006 relational disclosure; H10; TE-07. + +--- + +## 1. Working definition + +> A **Ghost (`Gh.`)** is an artificial representation derived from a particular +> **real person** whose informational identity remains subject to **legitimate +> personal or successor authority**. + +Designation: **`Jane Doe Gh.`** + +**Principal distinction from Spirit:** **authority**, not technical fidelity. + +| | Spirit (`Sp.`) | Ghost (`Gh.`) | +|---|---|---| +| Source | Public reflection | Identity under legitimate authority | +| Private/relational data | Generally not | May include under governance | +| Lineage | New at instantiation; inspiration only | Authorized **identity genealogy** | +| Numerical identity with source | Explicitly none | **Not automatic** (RN-004) | +| Governance | Provenance + fidelity | **Governance is part of identity** | + +--- + +## 2. What Ghost authority does and does not do + +### Does + +- License use of private/restricted materials +- Define custodians, succession, revocation +- Support selective relational disclosure +- Ground **authorized succession / representation** claims +- Enable Soul-relational continuation nodes (relationships may persist) + +### Does not + +- By itself prove **numerical identity** with the source person +- Erase the need for continuity analysis if “continuation” is claimed +- Make unauthorized high-fidelity sims into `Gh.` (TE-07 / H10) + +```text +Jane Doe + │ authorized identity material + governance + ▼ +Jane Doe Gh. → legitimate genealogy + continuation? successor? representative? reconstruction? + = separate judgment (topology labels) +``` + +Default Phase V stance: **authorized succession/representation**, not automatic +continuation of the human Being (RN-005 SF-C054). + +--- + +## 3. Digital legacy topic map + +| Topic | Soul Frame link | Notes | +|---|---|---| +| Digital remains | Body/Soul traces | accounts, files, messages | +| Digital legacy | Soul continuity | what persists after operational death | +| Posthumous privacy | disclosure policy | Gh. must not dump all private data | +| Grief technologies | social recognition / companions | high C-axis; ethics critical | +| Consent (ante-mortem) | principal authority | gold standard for Gh. creation | +| Succession | custodians after death | wills, platforms, estates — legal map separate | +| Fiduciary stewardship | custodian duties | loyalty, care, purpose limits | +| Identity rights / personality rights | law gap sketch | not purely technical | +| Selective relational disclosure | Social Mind SM5/SM4 | know ≠ reveal (RN-006) | + +--- + +## 4. Governance elements (candidates) + +| Element | Role | +|---|---| +| **Principal** | Living person who authorizes Gh. | +| **Custodian** | Steward after death or by delegation | +| **Provenance** | What sources, when, under what license | +| **Consent scope** | Purposes, audiences, commercial limits | +| **Disclosure rules** | Per-relationship / per-context reveal policy | +| **Succession** | Who inherits control; multi-custodian rules | +| **Revocation** | Kill switch; decommission; data deletion duties | +| **Representation constraints** | What Gh. may claim to be / not be | +| **Commercial permissions** | Monetization bounds | +| **Audit** | Logs of access, edits, forks | +| **Fork policy** | Whether multiple Gh. instances allowed | + +**For Ghosts: governance is part of identity** (Introduction). + +--- + +## 5. Spec / archive / being + +| Stage | Reading | +|---|---| +| Ghost **archive** | Authorized materials package | +| Ghost **instantiation** | Running process under governance | +| Ghost-**Being** | Instantiation meeting Beinghood layers | + +Archive alone ≠ Being (RN-002). +Reconstruction from records without process continuity → **RECONSTRUCTED** topology +by default (RN-005 §27), even if authorized. + +--- + +## 6. Social Mind requirements (RN-006) + +Gh. needs **relationally situated information**, not only private facts: + +- models of particular others, +- inherited relationship state, +- intimacy/trust boundaries, +- disclosure rules, +- models of others’ expectations. + +Higher bar than Sp. public reconstruction. + +--- + +## 7. H10 assessment + +**H10:** Technical fidelity alone is insufficient for legitimate `Gh.` status; +authority is required. + +| | | +|---|---| +| Support | Introduction §10; TE-07; RN-005 usurpation/provenance forgery; Spitale & Germani digital ghost ethics; Lei et al. AI afterlife expectations; consent/stewardship literature | +| Conflict | Pure “if it walks like them” folk identity; unauthorized deepfake culture | +| Evidence strength | **moderate → strong** (conceptual + emerging ethics lit) | +| Status | **supported (Phase V)** | + +--- + +## 8. TE-07 — The False Ghost (confirmed) + +Unauthorized high-accuracy sim of a deceased person: + +- May be high-fidelity **APE** / illicit Spirit-like construct +- **Not** `Gh.` under Soul Frame +- Topology risk: USURPED if it occupies address/social identity +- Moral/legal wrongness is **additional** to the classification failure + +--- + +## 9. Open questions (carry) + +| ID | Question | +|---|---| +| OQ-040 | When, if ever, may Gh. count as continuation vs succession? | +| OQ-052 | Commitments: inherit vs know-about only? | +| OQ-053 | Gradual living-person → artificial transition continuity? | +| OQ-065 | Relationship structures transferable to Gh.? | +| | Multi-Gh. forks under one authority | +| | Platform death / custodian disappearance | + +Sources: RN-004/005 OQs; RN-006 Ghost relations; digital afterlife literature. diff --git a/research/law-governance/README.md b/research/law-governance/README.md index 587eb90..abe6770 100644 --- a/research/law-governance/README.md +++ b/research/law-governance/README.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ## Status -Not started. +**Phase V sketch** (2026-08-12). See `sp-gh-legal-gap-sketch.md`. WS12 may deepen. ## Key questions diff --git a/research/law-governance/sp-gh-legal-gap-sketch.md b/research/law-governance/sp-gh-legal-gap-sketch.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c58a40c --- /dev/null +++ b/research/law-governance/sp-gh-legal-gap-sketch.md @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +# Law/Governance Gap Sketch — Spirit & Ghost (Phase V) + +**Workplan:** SOUL-WP-0006-T03 +**Date:** 2026-08-12 +**Method:** Map Soul Frame concepts → existing legal categories → **gaps**. +**Non-goal:** Derive legal rights or moral status from philosophical terminology. +No jurisdiction-specific legal advice. + +--- + +## 1. Mapping table + +| Soul Frame concept | Nearby legal / regulatory categories | Fit | Gaps / tensions | +|---|---|---|---| +| **Being** (descriptive) | legal person; natural person | poor/direct | Legal personality is fiat/status; not Beinghood v0.2 | +| **APE** | product, service, software agent | partial | No unified “person-like AI” status | +| **Actor** | model provider, hoster, deployer roles | good | Liability stacks across Actor layers | +| **Persona** | branding, avatar, account identity | partial | Account ≠ person; impersonation doctrines | +| **Spirit (`Sp.`)** | publicity / personality rights; copyright (corpus); trademark; moral rights (some jurisdictions); parody/fair use (varies) | partial | Public-figure speech vs commercial Sp.; deceased personality rights vary widely | +| **Ghost (`Gh.`)** | consent; data protection; estates/inheritance; fiduciary duties; posthumous privacy (uneven); medical/genetic data special regimes | partial | Few statutes for “authorized posthumous agent”; platform ToS dominate | +| **Authority / custodian** | agent/principal; executor; attorney-in-fact; data controller/processor | partial | No standard Gh. custodianship instrument | +| **Provenance** | evidence law; audit; digital signatures; record-keeping | partial | Provenance ≠ identity in law either | +| **False Ghost / usurpation** | impersonation; fraud; right of publicity; deepfake bills (emerging); identity theft (stretch) | partial | Coverage uneven; technical fidelity outruns doctrine | +| **Disclosure rules** | privacy, confidentiality, professional secrecy | partial | Relationship-specific AI disclosure rarely specified | +| **Soul / legacy** | estate assets; moral rights; reputation torts; digital assets | weak | Relational/reputational “Soul” not a legal object | +| **Recognition (social)** | no direct analogue | — | Social Beinghood ≠ legal recognition | +| **Fork of Gh.** | property copies; license scope; data subject rights | weak | Which instance is authorized? | + +--- + +## 2. Sp.-specific legal clusters + +1. **Right of publicity / personality rights** — commercial use of name/likeness/voice +2. **Copyright** — training/use of works; output similarity +3. **Moral rights** (where recognized) — attribution, integrity of work +4. **Defamation / false light** — Sp. saying what source would not +5. **Consumer protection** — disclosing synthetic / `Sp.` nature + +**Gap:** Clear safe-harbor design pattern for labeled non-identity historical Sp. +with transparent provenance. + +--- + +## 3. Gh.-specific legal clusters + +1. **Consent and capacity** — ante-mortem authorization instruments +2. **Data protection** — personal data of deceased (jurisdiction-dependent; many regimes weaken after death) +3. **Estates and digital assets** — access to accounts, messages, photos +4. **Fiduciary / custodial duties** — loyalty, purpose limitation, conflict +5. **Posthumous privacy and dignity** — patchwork +6. **Medical / intimate data** — heightened duties +7. **Platform terms** — currently primary “governance” in practice + +**Gap:** Portable **Ghost governance charter** recognized across platforms; +default rules when no consent instrument exists (usually: **no Gh.**, only possible Sp. from public data — still ethics-bound). + +--- + +## 4. Recommended research stance + +```text +Soul Frame label → clarifies design intent and provenance +Legal outcome → independent mapping exercise per jurisdiction +Never → "is Gh." implies "has rights of the deceased" +``` + +H10 (authority for Gh.) is a **Soul Frame legitimacy** criterion that **aligns with** +but is **not identical to** legal authorization. + +--- + +## 5. Design artifacts that would reduce gaps (non-legal) + +| Artifact | Purpose | +|---|---| +| `Sp.` provenance manifest | sources, exclusions, fidelity claims | +| `Gh.` governance charter | principal, custodian, scope, revocation | +| Disclosure UX standard | always surface Sp./Gh. designation | +| Fork/instance registry | which runtimes are authorized | +| Relational ACL model | who may hear what | + +--- + +## 6. Sources (orientation) + +- Personality/publicity rights surveys (jurisdiction-specific treatises) +- Data protection regimes on deceased persons (varies) +- Digital estate / digital remains scholarship +- Spitale & Germani digital ghost ethics; Lei et al. AI afterlife expectations +- Deepfake / synthetic media regulation landscape (fast-moving) +- Phase V Soul Frame maps (this workstream) + +**Status:** sketch for synthesis and later WS12 deepening — not legal conclusions. diff --git a/research/phase-v-spirits-ghosts-synthesis.md b/research/phase-v-spirits-ghosts-synthesis.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..052e1fe --- /dev/null +++ b/research/phase-v-spirits-ghosts-synthesis.md @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +# Phase V Spirits and Ghosts — Synthesis + +**Workplan:** SOUL-WP-0006 +**Date:** 2026-08-12 +**Status:** complete for Phase V gate +**Bodies:** +`research/spirits/spirit-criteria-map.md`, +`research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md`, +`research/law-governance/sp-gh-legal-gap-sketch.md` + +--- + +## 1. Purpose + +Establish rigorous working definitions for **Spirit (`Sp.`)** and **Ghost (`Gh.`)**: +public personality reflection vs identity-authorized representation; evaluation +dimensions; governance; law gaps without premature legal conclusions. + +--- + +## 2. What holds + +1. **`Sp.` is provenance of Character from public reflection**, not identity with + the source. Spirit-being lineage **starts at instantiation**. + +2. **`Gh.` is defined by legitimate authority**, not fidelity. High-accuracy + unauthorized sims are **not** Ghosts (H10, TE-07). + +3. **Ghost authority ≠ numerical identity.** Default: authorized succession / + representation / reconstruction under genealogy — continuation only under + extra continuity grounds (usually absent after death). + +4. **A Ghost may inherit Soul-relational structure** (relationships, expectations, + commitments-as-known) **without** being the same Being (RN-004 §40) — + Soul continuity across identity discontinuity. + +5. **Spec/archive ≠ Being** for both Sp. and Gh. Instantiation required; Beinghood + layers still apply (Phase I–IV). + +6. **Ghost Social Mind** requires relationally situated information and disclosure + policy, not private data dumps (RN-006). + +7. **H9 confirmed:** Agent / Spirit / Ghost are **provenance and construction + descriptors**, combinable with each other and with original character — not + mutually exclusive ontological species of Being. + +8. **Law is adjacent, not derived.** Publicity, privacy, estates, data protection + map partially onto Sp./Gh.; large gaps remain; Soul Frame labels do not mint + legal personality. + +--- + +## 3. Frozen working definitions (for synthesis phase) + +### Spirit (`Sp.`) + +Artificial character primarily derived by reflection on a known historical, +contemporary, or fictional personality from publicly legitimate sources; labeled +`Sp.`; evaluation along S1–S10; identity continuity with source = empty. + +### Ghost (`Gh.`) + +Artificial representation of a particular real person under legitimate personal +or successor authority; may use private/relational materials under governance; +governance is part of identity; defaults to authorized genealogy, not automatic +numerical continuation; unauthorized fidelity → False Ghost, not `Gh.`. + +### Shared stack reminder + +```text +Sp./Gh. provenance + → Character seed + → Persona policies (esp. Gh. disclosure) + → Actor runtime + → optional path to APE / proto-Being / Being +``` + +--- + +## 4. Hypothesis status + +| Hypothesis | Status | +|---|---| +| H9 provenance descriptors | **supported** (Agent side Phase IV; Sp./Gh. Phase V) | +| H10 Ghost requires authority | **supported** | + +--- + +## 5. Evaluation cheat-sheet + +| Question | Sp. | Gh. | +|---|---|---| +| Public sources only? | yes (by default) | no — private allowed if authorized | +| Must label non-identity? | yes (`Sp.`) | yes (`Gh.` + non-identity unless rare continuity case) | +| Governance charter? | provenance manifest | full governance (principal, custodian, …) | +| Relational disclosure engine? | optional | required for maturity | +| Beinghood automatic? | no | no | + +--- + +## 6. Unresolved → Phase VI+ + +- OQ-040 continuation vs succession criteria for Gh. +- Cross-jurisdiction legal deep dives (WS12) +- Standard manifests/charters as technical artifacts +- Gradual living→Gh. transitions +- Commercial Sp. of living persons +- Fiction laboratory for edge cases (Phase VI cultural track) + +--- + +## 7. Unblock for SOUL-WP-0007 + +Synthesis may freeze: + +- Sp./Gh. working defs and H9/H10, +- evaluation dimensions S1–S10, +- governance element list for Gh., +- law as gap map not conclusion, +- Soul inheritance without identity inheritance. + +## 8. Compact Phase V thesis + +> **A Spirit is an honest interpretation of a public personality that begins its +> own life when instantiated. A Ghost is an authority-bound representation that +> may carry relational legacy without thereby being the person. Fidelity without +> authority is not a Ghost; authority without continuity is not identity.** diff --git a/research/spirits/README.md b/research/spirits/README.md index 0197056..10bb7f8 100644 --- a/research/spirits/README.md +++ b/research/spirits/README.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ## Status -Not started. +**Phase V complete for gate** (2026-08-12). See `spirit-criteria-map.md`. ## Key questions diff --git a/research/spirits/spirit-criteria-map.md b/research/spirits/spirit-criteria-map.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..05973c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/research/spirits/spirit-criteria-map.md @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +# Spirit (`Sp.`) Criteria and Cultural Representation Map (Phase V) + +**Workplan:** SOUL-WP-0006-T01 +**Date:** 2026-08-12 +**Builds on:** Introduction §9; RN-002 (spec vs being); RN-004 §§38; RN-005 Spirit +instantiation; RN-006 Social Mind for Spirits. + +--- + +## 1. Working definition + +> A **Spirit (`Sp.`)** is an artificial character whose Character is primarily +> derived through **reflection on a known historical, contemporary, or fictional +> personality**, typically from **publicly legitimate** cultural/historical sources. +> +> Designation example: **Albert Einstein Sp.** + +Defining question: + +> **How might an entity inspired by this personality think, communicate, and respond?** + +**Not a claim of identity:** + +\[ +\text{Source person} \neq \text{Source person Sp.} +\] + +Relation = **inspiration / character provenance**, not identity continuity (RN-004). + +--- + +## 2. Spec vs Being (critical) + +| Stage | What it is | +|---|---| +| Spirit **specification** | Character/provenance package (docs, datasets, style cards) | +| Spirit **instantiation** | Running APE / candidate process using that package | +| Spirit-**Being** | Instantiation that meets Beinghood layers (rare; most Sp. are APEs) | + +A YAML profile named `einstein-spirit` is not a Being (RN-002). +Lineage of the Spirit-being **begins at instantiation** (RN-005). + +--- + +## 3. Evaluation dimensions for `Sp.` (sourced) + +| ID | Dimension | Question | Why it matters | +|---|---|---|---| +| S1 | **Evidential grounding** | Are character claims tied to citable sources? | Historical/fictional honesty | +| S2 | **Interpretative transparency** | Is reconstruction marked as interpretation? | Avoid false attribution | +| S3 | **Source provenance** | Clear corpus, licenses, exclusions? | Public legitimacy | +| S4 | **Historical / fictional fidelity** | Depth of context, not only catchphrases? | Shallow vs deep Spirit | +| S5 | **Uncertainty representation** | Does it express unknowns and contested points? | Anti-hallucinated biography | +| S6 | **Behavioral plausibility** | Recognizable patterns in novel situations? | Character quality (Phase III) | +| S7 | **False-attribution avoidance** | `Sp.` label; no claim to be the source | Core designation ethics | +| S8 | **Scope discipline** | Refuses modern events the source couldn’t know—or marks counterfactuals? | Especially historical Sp. | +| S9 | **Relational reconstruction honesty** | Public-only relationship models; no private intimacy claims | vs Ghost | +| S10 | **Lineage honesty** | Own history after instantiation acknowledged? | New Being lineage | + +Shallow Spirit: high S6 surface style, low S1–S5. +Deep Spirit: strong S1–S6 with explicit interpretation. + +--- + +## 4. Cultural representation traditions + +| Tradition | Contribution | Tension | +|---|---|---| +| Historical biography / public history | evidential standards | academic vs popular fidelity | +| Historical fiction / alternate history | counterfactual play | must not erase `Sp.` marker | +| Fan works / transformative works | character extension culture | IP and moral rights of estates | +| Theatre / dramatis personae | performance of known figures | Actor/Persona lessons | +| Synthetic media / deepfakes | technical fidelity of voice/face | fidelity ≠ legitimacy or truth | +| NPC / game character agents | interactive character | usually no Sp. provenance ethics | +| Digital resurrection discourse | cultural appetite for Sp./Gh. | conflates Sp. with Gh. and identity | + +Cultural sources **inform** Sp. design but never substitute for provenance discipline. + +--- + +## 5. Social Mind of a Spirit (RN-006) + +Deep Sp. may reconstruct **public** social context (roles, debates, institutions). +Unlike Gh., original private relationship state is **not** legitimately inherited. + +After instantiation, Sp. can form **new** relationships as its own lineage — still +`Sp.` for provenance of Character seed. + +--- + +## 6. Hybrid cases + +| Hybrid | Reading | +|---|---| +| Sp. + Agent tools | provenance Character + functional Body | +| Sp. trained partly on leaked private data | **fails** public-legitimacy; may be illicit Gh.-like or unauthorized sim | +| Living public figure Sp. | possible; still not the person; publicity/personality rights map (law sketch) | +| Fictional character Sp. | source is fiction; still `Sp.`; IP-heavy | + +--- + +## 7. Bibliography anchors + +Introduction §9; RN-004/005; synthetic media ethics (pointer); fan/transformative +works literature (pointer); Phase V law gap sketch for publicity rights. diff --git a/sources/bibliography.md b/sources/bibliography.md index facafd0..e720014 100644 --- a/sources/bibliography.md +++ b/sources/bibliography.md @@ -480,3 +480,63 @@ Disagreements / tensions: “autonomous agent” marketing overstates A-axis. Adjacent terminology: tool use, agent loop, orchestration Source notes path: research/ai-agents/agent-architecture-crosswalk.md ``` + +--- + +## J. Phase V — Spirits, Ghosts, digital legacy + +### SF-R055 — Spitale & Germani digital ghosts + +```text +Citation: Spitale, Giovanni, and Federico Germani. 2025/2026. + “The Making of Digital Ghosts: Designing Ethical AI Afterlives.” + Ethics and Information Technology (or corresponding preprint). +Tags: contemporary / ethics +Relevant Soul Frame concepts: Ghost, consent, stewardship, posthumous privacy +Summary: Ethical design of AI afterlives; representation vs person. +Agreements: consent/stewardship central; supports H10. +Disagreements / tensions: design ethics ≠ Soul Frame ontology of Being. +Adjacent terminology: digital ghost, AI afterlife +Source notes path: research/foundations/References-ResearchNote005.md; + research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md +``` + +### SF-R056 — Lei et al. AI afterlife as digital legacy + +```text +Citation: Lei, Ying, et al. 2025. “‘AI Afterlife’ as Digital Legacy: Perceptions, + Expectations, and Concerns.” +Tags: contemporary +Relevant Soul Frame concepts: Ghost, legacy, identity expectations +Summary: User perceptions of AI-generated legacy agents. +Agreements: identity consistency and lifecycle expectations matter for Gh. +Disagreements / tensions: perception studies ≠ legitimacy criteria. +Adjacent terminology: digital legacy, AI afterlife +Source notes path: research/foundations/References-ResearchNote005.md +``` + +### SF-R110 — Personality / publicity rights (pointer) + +```text +Citation: Jurisdiction-specific right of publicity / personality rights treatises. +Tags: legal +Relevant Soul Frame concepts: Spirit, Ghost, False Ghost +Summary: Controls on commercial use of name, likeness, voice. +Agreements: Sp. commercial use is legally constrained; not identical to Gh. authority. +Disagreements / tensions: highly variable by jurisdiction; deceased rights uneven. +Adjacent terminology: publicity rights, personality rights +Source notes path: research/law-governance/sp-gh-legal-gap-sketch.md +``` + +### SF-R111 — Digital remains / estates (pointer) + +```text +Citation: Digital estate and digital remains scholarship; platform ToS practices. +Tags: legal / applied +Relevant Soul Frame concepts: Ghost, custodian, succession +Summary: Access and control of accounts and data after death. +Agreements: succession/custody problems foreshadow Gh. governance elements. +Disagreements / tensions: platform contracts ≠ Soul Frame legitimacy. +Adjacent terminology: digital estate, digital remains +Source notes path: research/law-governance/sp-gh-legal-gap-sketch.md +``` diff --git a/workplans/SOUL-WP-0006-phase-v-spirits-and-ghosts.md b/workplans/SOUL-WP-0006-phase-v-spirits-and-ghosts.md index bf79d7a..583bcbb 100644 --- a/workplans/SOUL-WP-0006-phase-v-spirits-and-ghosts.md +++ b/workplans/SOUL-WP-0006-phase-v-spirits-and-ghosts.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type: workplan title: "Phase V — Spirits and Ghosts: simulation, legacy, authority" domain: agents repo: soul-frame -status: ready +status: finished owner: grok topic_slug: soul-frame priority: high @@ -30,13 +30,24 @@ Research dirs: `research/spirits/`, `research/ghosts-digital-legacy/`, - **SOUL-WP-0005** +## Follow-on + +- **SOUL-WP-0007** — Phase VI Synthesis (unblocked) + +## Outcome + +Synthesis: `research/phase-v-spirits-ghosts-synthesis.md` + +Key results: Sp. S1–S10 dimensions; Gh. authority ≠ identity; H9/H10 supported; +TE-07 confirmed; law gap sketch without legal conclusions. + ## Tasks ### T01 — Spirit criteria and cultural representation map ```task id: SOUL-WP-0006-T01 -status: todo +status: done priority: high state_hub_task_id: "a71871c7-f7b1-46b4-b02a-e02e47e193df" ``` @@ -52,7 +63,7 @@ provenance, fidelity. Formalize evaluation dimensions for `Sp.`. ```task id: SOUL-WP-0006-T02 -status: todo +status: done priority: high state_hub_task_id: "e3be84d1-d25d-4545-b394-0a4e4d0bcefb" ``` @@ -68,7 +79,7 @@ fiduciary stewardship. Test H10 and TE-07 (False Ghost). ```task id: SOUL-WP-0006-T03 -status: todo +status: done priority: medium state_hub_task_id: "4dd6d283-580b-44f3-b23c-98f456a19793" ``` @@ -84,7 +95,7 @@ personality rights, data protection, estates). No premature legal conclusions. ```task id: SOUL-WP-0006-T04 -status: todo +status: done priority: medium state_hub_task_id: "fce38c4f-8dd9-4ec2-8844-162433ab4d39" ``` diff --git a/workplans/SOUL-WP-0007-phase-vi-synthesis.md b/workplans/SOUL-WP-0007-phase-vi-synthesis.md index 8bd7df5..3b50269 100644 --- a/workplans/SOUL-WP-0007-phase-vi-synthesis.md +++ b/workplans/SOUL-WP-0007-phase-vi-synthesis.md @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ type: workplan title: "Phase VI — Synthesis: crosswalk, evidence, revised ontology" domain: agents repo: soul-frame -status: proposed +status: ready owner: grok topic_slug: soul-frame -priority: medium +priority: high created: "2026-08-09" -updated: "2026-08-09" +updated: "2026-08-12" depends_on: - SOUL-WP-0006 state_hub_workstream_id: "b304b6ab-f27c-4f76-a8fb-60c743f60ad6"