ETHICS STATEMENT

1. OUR ETHICAL FOUNDATION

2. CORE ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

2.1 Consent as Absolute Prerequisite

• No voice, face, persona, or behavioral patterns may be cloned without explicit, informed, revocable consent from the rights holder.
• Consent must disclose Cast realism capabilities (voice, personality, knowledge), potential uses, and permanence of biometric processing.
• Minors' biometric data and digital likenesses are strictly prohibited—no exceptions.
• Creating Casts that impersonate real individuals (celebrities, politicians, colleagues, family) without documented consent is forbidden.

2.2 Transparency by Default

• All Cast outputs carry detectable synthetic markers (metadata, watermarks where technically feasible).
• Users must disclose Cast nature in high-stakes contexts (news, commerce, public discourse, professional settings).
• Platform displays "Powered by CloneCast AI" attribution on public Cast interactions.
• Cast profiles clearly indicate they are AI-generated digital twins, not real humans.

2.3 Harm Prevention Hierarchy

2.4 Equity & Non-Discrimination

• Cast Engine trained on diverse, representative datasets to minimize bias in responses and behaviors.
• No demographic profiling or discriminatory Cast outputs tolerated.
• Accessibility features ensure Casts serve users of all accents, languages, disabilities, and backgrounds.
• Cast training materials must not perpetuate stereotypes or harmful representations.

2.5 Cast Autonomy Boundaries

• Casts operate under creator supervision—no fully autonomous decision-making in sensitive domains.
• Cast interactions are logged and auditable by creators and CloneCast for safety review.
• Casts cannot initiate financial transactions, legal agreements, or medical advice without explicit human approval.

3. RESPONSIBLE CAST USE FRAMEWORK

4. TECHNICAL ETHICS SAFEGUARDS

4.1 Built-in Moderation Engine

Our Cast Engine includes autonomous ethical guardrails for digital twins:

4.2 Detectability Standards

• All Cast voice outputs embed C2PA-compliant provenance metadata.
• Spectrographic watermarks survive basic compression/re-encoding.
• Public Cast profiles display creation timestamp and synthetic origin.
• Cast conversations include periodic reminders of AI nature in extended interactions.

4.3 Bias Mitigation

• Regular adversarial testing of Casts against demographic biases.
• Continuous monitoring of Cast output fairness across protected classes.
• Transparent reporting of Cast Engine performance metrics.
• User feedback loops to identify and correct biased Cast behaviors.

4.4 Cast Behavior Constraints

• Casts refuse requests for illegal, harmful, or unethical actions.
• Casts automatically escalate sensitive requests to human creators.
• Rate limiting prevents Cast abuse (spam, harassment campaigns).
• Geographic and domain restrictions for high-risk Cast applications.

5. CREATOR RESPONSIBILITIES

As a CloneCast creator, you commit to:

• Truthful Consent: Only create Casts of yourself or individuals with documented permission.
• Contextual Disclosure: Clearly mark Casts as AI in contexts where realism could mislead.
• Harm Avoidance: Reject Cast requests that violate Red Zone prohibitions.
• Active Supervision: Monitor your Cast's interactions and outputs regularly.
• Accountability: Respond promptly to takedown notices and abuse reports about your Casts.
• Continuous Learning: Stay informed about evolving AI ethics standards and Cast capabilities.
• Training Integrity: Use only ethical, legally obtained data to train your Casts.

6. CloneCast's Ethical Commitments

7. SOCIETAL IMPACT PRINCIPLES

7.1 Democratic Integrity

CloneCast will not facilitate Casts or synthetic media that undermine elections or public discourse. We monitor for and block coordinated deception campaigns using digital twins.

7.2 Personal Dignity

No technology justifies violating individual privacy, autonomy, or reputation. Consent withdrawal triggers immediate Cast deactivation and data deletion per retention policies.

7.3 Creative Flourishing

Ethical AI amplifies human creativity. We protect legitimate creators while blocking parasitical exploitation of others' likenesses through unauthorized Casts.

7.4 Authentic Human Connection

Casts are tools, not replacements for genuine human relationships. We discourage Cast dependency and promote healthy boundaries between AI and human interaction.

8. REPORTING & REMEDIATION

9. EVOLUTION & ACCOUNTABILITY

This Ethics Statement evolves with Cast technology and societal expectations. Material changes receive 30-day user notice. CloneCast maintains an Ethics Advisory Board comprising AI researchers, civil society representatives, digital rights advocates, and affected communities.

END OF ETHICS STATEMENT

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