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Define the editing workflow job
Treat “face swap” as a search job to investigate, not as proof that a SEELE feature exists. First diagnose the source, bound the requested change, protect unaffected material, and define a frame-level acceptance review. 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. At the next gate, preserve the review copy, and ask the creative lead to record claim scope before the evidence refresh.
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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. At the next gate, preserve the evidence table, and ask the creative lead to record failure conditions before the evidence refresh.
- Confirm ownership, consent, and allowed reuse In the decision log, preserve the test fixture, and ask the model evaluator to record format readiness before the dated decision.
- Preserve an untouched source and version history In the decision log, preserve the review copy, and ask the rights reviewer to record failure conditions before the dated decision.
- Name the reviewer and acceptance condition In the decision log, preserve the brief version, and ask the accessibility reviewer to record control availability before the dated decision.
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Test observable controls for face swap
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. In the decision log, preserve the handoff draft, and ask the policy reviewer to record source fidelity before the bounded test.
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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 decision, preserve the handoff draft, and ask the rights reviewer to record input provenance before the source comparison.
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Approve a reversible production handoff
Before advancing “face swap”, 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. During review, preserve the evidence table, and ask the workflow owner to record format readiness before the rights check.