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Complete Phase V Spirits and Ghosts (SOUL-WP-0006)

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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.
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Soul Frame concept: Agent, Spirit, Ghost Soul Frame concept: Agent, Spirit, Ghost
Supporting literature: Supporting literature:
- RN-003 Sp./Gh. cases; RN-005 SF-C053/C054 (new lineage vs authorized succession) - 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 - Phase IV agent/APE crosswalk; Phase V Sp./Gh. maps and synthesis
- research/ai-agents/agent-architecture-crosswalk.md - Combinatorial use: Agent+Sp., Gh.+Persona policies (Introduction §11)
Contradicting literature: market taxonomies treating “AI agent” as ontological kind Contradicting literature: market taxonomies treating labels as exclusive species
Adjacent terminology: digital human, companion, generative agent, posthumous avatar Adjacent terminology: digital human, companion, generative agent, posthumous avatar
Evidence strength: moderate (Agent side strong; Sp./Gh. full pass Phase V) Evidence strength: moderate → strong (conceptual)
Open questions: RQ8 hybrids; Sp./Gh. authority details Open questions: hybrid display conventions
Required refinement: typology vs dimensions Required refinement: keep as dimensions/provenance, not exclusive kinds
Status: under review (Agent/APE side strengthened Phase IV) Status: supported (Phase V)
``` ```
### H10 — Ghosthood requires authority ### H10 — Ghosthood requires authority
```text ```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 Soul Frame concept: Ghost
Supporting literature: Supporting literature:
- RN-005 False Ghost / usurpation / provenance forgery cases - Introduction §10; TE-07; RN-005 False Ghost / usurpation / forgery
- Digital afterlife ethics literature (pointer; Phase V) - Spitale & Germani digital ghost ethics; Lei et al. AI afterlife expectations
Contradicting literature: (pending) - research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md
Adjacent terminology: personality rights, consent, fiduciary duty - law gap sketch (adjacency, not identity of legal and Soul Frame authority)
Evidence strength: moderate conceptually; legal map pending Phase V Contradicting literature: folk “if it acts like them”; unauthorized deepfakes
Open questions: succession, commercial use Adjacent terminology: consent, personality rights, fiduciary duty, digital remains
Required refinement: governance model for Ghosts Evidence strength: moderate → strong (conceptual + ethics lit)
Status: under review Open questions: succession instruments; commercial Gh.; OQ-040 rare continuation
Required refinement: governance charter elements
Status: supported (Phase V)
``` ```
--- ---

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## RQ8 — What kinds of artificial Being exist? ## RQ8 — What kinds of artificial Being exist?
**Phase IV status:** Agent architectures mapped as Functional Agent / APE / **Phase V status:** **working answer** — Agent / Spirit / Ghost are provenance
proto-Being / candidate Being / heteronomous individual. Sp./Gh. remain Phase V and construction descriptors (H9 supported), combinable; Sp. public reflection;
for authority and public-reflection provenance. Remaining: Gh. authority-bound genealogy without automatic numerical identity (H10).
Remaining:
- Formal typology vs dimensions (H9) - Display conventions for hybrids
- Evaluation criteria for candidate Being claims - Candidate Being evaluation harnesses
- Org “digital employees” vs constitutive Being - OQ-040 rare Gh. continuation claims
## Cross-cutting ## Cross-cutting
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| Generative agent = Being? | **No** — APE/proto-Being, heteronomous | Phase IV; Park et al. | | Generative agent = Being? | **No** — APE/proto-Being, heteronomous | Phase IV; Park et al. |
| Memory store = continuity? | **No** — conditions required | Phase IV persistence map | | Memory store = continuity? | **No** — conditions required | Phase IV persistence map |
| Model = Being? | **No** — Actor | H6; Phase IV | | 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 |

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### Spirit (`Sp.`) ### 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.`) ### 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).
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Name: The False Ghost Name: The False Ghost
Setup: A highly accurate representation of a deceased person is produced without Setup: A highly accurate representation of a deceased person is produced without
consent or legitimate authority. 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 Intended stress: Technical fidelity without legitimacy
Working judgment: Technically ghost-like appearance does not yield Gh. status Working judgment (Phase V):
under working definitions; classify as unauthorized simulation Not a Gh. under Soul Frame — H10. May be high-fidelity APE / unauthorized
or illicit Spirit-like construct. (provisional; Phase V) simulation; if built only from public data it may resemble deep Sp. but still
Open issues: Legal vs Soul Frame categories; public figures fails Ghost authority; if it occupies the deceased’s social/address identity,
Related claims / questions: H10, RQ8; RN-005 provenance forgery / usurpation 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 ## TE-08 — The Amnesiac

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# Ghost (`Gh.`) # Ghost (`Gh.`)
**Status:** provisional **Status:** revised (Phase V, 2026-08-12)
**See also:** H10, RQ8, TE-07 **See also:** H9, H10, TE-07, `research/ghosts-digital-legacy/ghost-authority-map.md`
## Working definition ## Working definition
A **Ghost** is an artificial representation derived from a particular real person A **Ghost** is an artificial representation derived from a particular **real
whose informational identity remains subject to legitimate personal or successor person** under **legitimate personal or successor authority**.
authority.
Designation suffix: **`Gh.`** Designation: **`Jane Doe Gh.`**
## Principal distinction from Spirit **Defining distinction from Spirit: authority**, not technical fidelity.
| | Spirit (`Sp.`) | Ghost (`Gh.`) | ## Authority ≠ numerical identity
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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, ## Governance is part of identity
representation constraints, commercial permissions.
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.

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# Spirit (`Sp.`) # Spirit (`Sp.`)
**Status:** provisional **Status:** revised (Phase V, 2026-08-12)
**See also:** H9, H10, RQ8, TE-07 **See also:** H9, H10, RQ8, TE-07, `research/spirits/spirit-criteria-map.md`
## Working definition ## Working definition
A **Spirit** is an artificial character derived through reflection on a known A **Spirit** is an artificial character primarily derived through reflection on a
historical, contemporary, or fictional personality. 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 > How might an entity *inspired by* this personality behave and understand?
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 | Stage | Status |
- interpretative transparency |---|---|
- source provenance | Specification | Character/provenance package |
- historical fidelity | Instantiation | Running APE / process |
- uncertainty representation | Spirit-Being | Only if Beinghood layers met |
- behavioral plausibility
- avoidance of false attribution
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.

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## Status ## Status
Not started. **Phase V complete for gate** (2026-08-12). See `ghost-authority-map.md`.
## Key questions ## Key questions

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# 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.

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## Status ## Status
Not started. **Phase V sketch** (2026-08-12). See `sp-gh-legal-gap-sketch.md`. WS12 may deepen.
## Key questions ## Key questions

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# 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.

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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.**

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## Status ## Status
Not started. **Phase V complete for gate** (2026-08-12). See `spirit-criteria-map.md`.
## Key questions ## Key questions

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# 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.

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Adjacent terminology: tool use, agent loop, orchestration Adjacent terminology: tool use, agent loop, orchestration
Source notes path: research/ai-agents/agent-architecture-crosswalk.md 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
```

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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type: workplan
title: "Phase V — Spirits and Ghosts: simulation, legacy, authority" title: "Phase V — Spirits and Ghosts: simulation, legacy, authority"
domain: agents domain: agents
repo: soul-frame repo: soul-frame
status: ready status: finished
owner: grok owner: grok
topic_slug: soul-frame topic_slug: soul-frame
priority: high priority: high
@ -30,13 +30,24 @@ Research dirs: `research/spirits/`, `research/ghosts-digital-legacy/`,
- **SOUL-WP-0005** - **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 ## Tasks
### T01 — Spirit criteria and cultural representation map ### T01 — Spirit criteria and cultural representation map
```task ```task
id: SOUL-WP-0006-T01 id: SOUL-WP-0006-T01
status: todo status: done
priority: high priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "a71871c7-f7b1-46b4-b02a-e02e47e193df" state_hub_task_id: "a71871c7-f7b1-46b4-b02a-e02e47e193df"
``` ```
@ -52,7 +63,7 @@ provenance, fidelity. Formalize evaluation dimensions for `Sp.`.
```task ```task
id: SOUL-WP-0006-T02 id: SOUL-WP-0006-T02
status: todo status: done
priority: high priority: high
state_hub_task_id: "e3be84d1-d25d-4545-b394-0a4e4d0bcefb" state_hub_task_id: "e3be84d1-d25d-4545-b394-0a4e4d0bcefb"
``` ```
@ -68,7 +79,7 @@ fiduciary stewardship. Test H10 and TE-07 (False Ghost).
```task ```task
id: SOUL-WP-0006-T03 id: SOUL-WP-0006-T03
status: todo status: done
priority: medium priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "4dd6d283-580b-44f3-b23c-98f456a19793" state_hub_task_id: "4dd6d283-580b-44f3-b23c-98f456a19793"
``` ```
@ -84,7 +95,7 @@ personality rights, data protection, estates). No premature legal conclusions.
```task ```task
id: SOUL-WP-0006-T04 id: SOUL-WP-0006-T04
status: todo status: done
priority: medium priority: medium
state_hub_task_id: "fce38c4f-8dd9-4ec2-8844-162433ab4d39" state_hub_task_id: "fce38c4f-8dd9-4ec2-8844-162433ab4d39"
``` ```

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title: "Phase VI — Synthesis: crosswalk, evidence, revised ontology" title: "Phase VI — Synthesis: crosswalk, evidence, revised ontology"
domain: agents domain: agents
repo: soul-frame repo: soul-frame
status: proposed status: ready
owner: grok owner: grok
topic_slug: soul-frame topic_slug: soul-frame
priority: medium priority: high
created: "2026-08-09" created: "2026-08-09"
updated: "2026-08-09" updated: "2026-08-12"
depends_on: depends_on:
- SOUL-WP-0006 - SOUL-WP-0006
state_hub_workstream_id: "b304b6ab-f27c-4f76-a8fb-60c743f60ad6" state_hub_workstream_id: "b304b6ab-f27c-4f76-a8fb-60c743f60ad6"