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.

research/phase-v-spirits-ghosts-synthesis.md

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+# 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.**