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Define the workflow learning job
Treat “character change” as a search job to investigate, not as proof that a SEELE feature exists. First turn the query into a repeatable sequence with explicit inputs, review points, and a reversible handoff. Write the intended audience, source owner, desired change, protected details, reviewer, and delivery condition before selecting any interface or model. That brief keeps the evaluation specific and makes an unsupported assumption visible early. For a controlled test, preserve the rights memo, and ask the creative lead to record evidence freshness before the editorial approval.
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Prepare inputs for identity transformation
For this topic, assemble documented consent from every identifiable person, authorized media, a legitimate purpose, and a disclosure plan. Record where each source came from, who may use it, and what must remain unchanged. Use a small representative asset for the first pass, keep the original untouched, and define a fallback route so experimentation cannot silently become the production master. For a controlled test, preserve the test fixture, and ask the identity reviewer to record visible continuity before the editorial approval.
- Confirm ownership, consent, and allowed reuse For a controlled test, preserve the brief version, and ask the rights reviewer to record camera logic before the controlled revision.
- Preserve an untouched source and version history For a controlled test, preserve the source ledger, and ask the accessibility reviewer to record input provenance before the controlled revision.
- Name the reviewer and acceptance condition For a controlled test, preserve the test fixture, and ask the creative lead to record destination fit before the controlled revision.
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Test observable controls for character change
A bounded evaluation should inspect identity scope, temporal consistency, expression fidelity, edit reversibility, provenance, and disclosure. Change one meaningful variable at a time and record the date, workspace, account context, input, setting, result, and failure. Topic selection can prioritize the question, but it does not establish availability, quality, speed, licensing, or a supported SEELE workflow. For a controlled test, preserve the control log, and ask the accessibility reviewer to record reversal cost before the controlled revision.
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Review evidence, safety, and policy boundaries
Do not enable impersonation, non-consensual face or body replacement, deceptive endorsements, or evasion of safeguards. Any identifiable face, body, or voice requires explicit permission, a legitimate purpose, disclosure where required, and a human check against impersonation or deceptive endorsement. For third-party products, competitors, plans, models, and platform rules, attach a verification date and primary source; an absent statement is an evidence gap rather than proof of a limitation. For this checkpoint, preserve the authorization record, and ask the brand reviewer to record evidence freshness before the reversible handoff.
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Approve a reversible production handoff
Before advancing “character change”, verify consent, inspect every frame for identity errors, preserve source records, and obtain a named human approval. Document remaining manual work, unresolved evidence, destination requirements, and the person accepting the result. The handoff should preserve sources and test notes, allow correction, and avoid promises about output quality, turnaround, business performance, publishing, or access that the evidence does not support. Before moving on, preserve the authorization record, and ask the claims reviewer to record human approval before the production checkpoint.