What does this topic answer?
An appearance reference is not personhood identity, consciousness, memory, or first-person continuity; observed, estimated, and verified data must also remain distinct.
Story relation: The story directly uses the Galatea protocol and related embodiment technology, providing a narrative anchor for this standard. Algorithmic Love and the Centenarian Skin
Authority links: System overview · Duty to Preserve Epistemic Integrity
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What Galatea Can and Cannot Claim
Galatea Standard standardizes the description, exchange, and comparison of embodiment data without promoting an appearance reference into proof of personhood or first-person identity.
| Galatea may say | Galatea may not infer |
|---|---|
| Which embodiment / appearance data a reference describes. | That the reference is equivalent to personhood identity, consciousness, memory, or first-person continuity. |
| Whether data, render, or physical embodiment meets its declared technical conditions. | A legal conclusion that this is necessarily the same person. |
| ARTIFACT_MODE describes information observable or explicitly defined in the artifact itself. | Historical biological facts outside the reference definition. |
| Observable artifact data, estimated reconstruction, and verified biological measurements remain separate. | Treat observable, estimated, and verified categories as interchangeable. |