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in the age of AI replicas
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Featured Publication
White Paper · 2025
Silence Is Not Consent: A Framework for Posthumous AI Governance
As AI systems grow capable of recreating the voices, likenesses, and decision patterns of deceased individuals, the absence of explicit objection cannot be treated as permission. This paper proposes a binding governance framework grounded in affirmative consent, fiduciary accountability, and the right to posthumous dignity.
Developed in collaboration with international legal scholars, bioethicists, and thanatologists across six jurisdictions.
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"We believe the rapid advance of artificial intelligence demands a new framework for human dignity — one grounded in ethics, policy, and the irreplaceable value of human experience."
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MANAGEMENT BOARD
Founder & Chair
Emily Bauman
Emily founded the Digital Dignity Institute on the conviction that the rapid advance of artificial intelligence demands new ethical and legal frameworks — ones that place human dignity, agency, and rights at the centre of technological governance.
Senior Director, AI & Economics
Jacqueline Blue
Jacqueline brings deep expertise in nonprofit finance and institutional governance, overseeing the Institute's financial stewardship and long-term sustainability strategy.
Senior Director, People & Corporate Strategy
Vitrine O'Hara
Vitrine provides governance leadership and institutional memory, ensuring the Institute's operations align with its mission and meet the highest standards of accountability. She brings extensive experience in organisational law and board governance.