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It is distinct from the natural person and from the account behind it: one person may control many personas, and a persona may be controlled by an AI system rather than a human.","purpose":"Representation and control distinct from natural person","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["It is a representation, not the natural person; legal rights and duties stay with the controller.","It differs from an online account, which is the access credential a persona may use.","A persona can be controlled by a human, by an AI system or by both.","It differs from a 3D asset, which is only the visual model a persona may wear."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"VRT008-B1","name":"Representation","description":"How the persona appears.","layers":[{"id":"VRT008-B1-L1","name":"Appearance and name","description":"Visual form, display name and voice.","findings":[{"id":"VRT008-F01","name":"Presented identity","description":"The name, appearance and voice the persona presents.","questions":[{"text":"What display name, appearance and voice does the persona present?","id":"VRT008-Q01"},{"text":"Does the persona resemble a real, identifiable person?","id":"VRT008-Q02"}]},{"id":"VRT008-F02","name":"Likeness rights","description":"Rights in any real person's likeness or voice used.","questions":[{"text":"If the persona uses a real person's likeness or voice, is there consent from that person?","id":"VRT008-Q03"},{"text":"Who holds the rights in the persona's design?","id":"VRT008-Q04"}]}]}]},{"id":"VRT008-B2","name":"Control","description":"Who stands behind the persona.","layers":[{"id":"VRT008-B2-L1","name":"Controller and agency","description":"The controller and whether a human or an AI system acts.","findings":[{"id":"VRT008-F03","name":"Accountable controller","description":"The person or organization accountable for the persona's actions.","questions":[{"text":"Which account and which person or organization controls this persona?","id":"VRT008-Q05"},{"text":"Can the controller be identified by the platform if required by law?","id":"VRT008-Q06"}]},{"id":"VRT008-F04","name":"Automation disclosure","description":"Whether the persona is operated by an AI system and if this is disclosed.","questions":[{"text":"Is the persona operated by a human, an AI system or both?","id":"VRT008-Q07"},{"text":"Is automated operation disclosed to the people who interact with it?","id":"VRT008-Q08"}]}]}]},{"id":"VRT008-B3","name":"Lifecycle and portability","description":"How the persona persists across platforms and time.","layers":[{"id":"VRT008-B3-L1","name":"Platforms and transfer","description":"Platforms where the persona exists and transfers of control.","findings":[{"id":"VRT008-F05","name":"Presence and transfer","description":"Platforms used and changes of controller.","questions":[{"text":"On which platforms or environments does the persona exist?","id":"VRT008-Q09"},{"text":"Has control of the persona been transferred, sold or inherited?","id":"VRT008-Q10"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Operate a persona on behalf of its controller within platform rules.","Disclose that a persona is AI-operated when interacting with people.","Record controller, platforms and transfers of a persona.","Report personas that impersonate real people."],"mustNot":["Present an AI-operated persona as a human when asked or where disclosure is required.","Create or operate a persona that imitates a real person without consent.","Use personas to fake independent opinions or reviews.","Treat a persona as a legal person that can hold rights or consent on its own."],"requiresHuman":["Creating a persona based on a real person's likeness or voice.","Transferring control of a persona to another party.","Suspending or deleting a persona for impersonation."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Undisclosed AI personas can deceive people into trusting a machine as a human.","Personas that copy real people can harm their reputation and dignity.","Personas give people freedom of self-expression and privacy that should be respected."],"affectedParties":["People interacting with personas","Controllers and users of personas","People whose likeness or voice is copied","Platform operators"]},"owners":{"steward":"The controller of the persona, with the operator of the platform holding the account and enforcing platform rules.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Platform account and profile systems","Virtual world and game servers","Identity providers"]},"relations":[{"target":"WM-PER-003","type":"parent"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["A persona is identified by a platform-specific identifier or handle, linked to the controlling account.","Across platforms it may be linked by decentralized identifiers or verified profile links where used."]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":[]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["A persona is recognized by its display name, visual appearance and handle on a platform.","Often confused with the natural person behind it, with the account or with a generic chatbot interface."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Can communicate, act and transact in digital environments on behalf of its controller.","Can be operated by a human, by an AI system or by both.","Can move between platforms where formats and policies allow."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Impersonation and fraud using personas that mimic real people.","Deception when AI operation is not disclosed.","Coordinated inauthentic behaviour through many personas run by one controller."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["glTF for exchanging 3D avatar models.","W3C Decentralized Identifiers for portable persona identity.","Platform terms and transparency rules for AI-operated personas."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Used in games, virtual worlds, social media, customer service and virtual events.","In the EU, the AI Act requires disclosure when people interact with an AI system unless it is obvious."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act), European Union"},{"title":"Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.0, W3C"},{"title":"glTF 2.0 (ISO/IEC 12113), Khronos Group"}],"openQuestions":["Planned model: boundary questions, research and every section remain to be written."],"resources":{"spec":"https://ver.cy/models/wm-vrt-008-virtual-persona-avatar/spec.yaml","agents":"https://ver.cy/models/wm-vrt-008-virtual-persona-avatar/AGENTS.md"},"provenance":{"origin":"planned (registry 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(2026-10-06, unreviewed). Written from the card's existing content and established practice in the field; no new sources were read. Unreviewed."},"score":1.0}}