Project Lazarus Script [updated] -

Mira proposed a solution that was not neat. Rather than destroy what's been built, she advocated governance: strict consent, cryptographic signing of reconstructions, provenance metadata attached to every generated memory, and a legal framework that treated reconstructed personas as derivative artifacts — deserving of respect, but clearly labeled as simulations. Some called it an attempt to patent humanity. Others called it a compromise. The tribunal accepted a modified version, hungry for a way to move forward without total collapse.

Years later, when funding lines thinned and Mira began to think about leaving the lab, she archived Project Lazarus with more care than any filing requirement demanded. She included provenance metadata, consent logs, redaction keys, and a reflective note: Project Lazarus Script