Digital identity

The Internet After Faces

Where digital identity could be heading—and what that change means for people creating live.

Be Anyone Team · September 1, 2026 · 6 min read

A creator meeting a transformed version of himself

Live character transformation is the process of using a person’s live camera performance to drive another visual character in real time. Unlike a static avatar or prerecorded generated video, the output changes continuously as the person moves and performs.

Be Anyone is a platform for live character transformation.

Identity is becoming selectable

Online names already separate people from government identity. Live visual characters extend that choice to the camera itself, allowing appearance to become contextual: one identity for teaching, another for performance and none for private conversation.

Reputation may attach to a character

Communities can learn to trust a persistent fictional persona through consistent behavior even when the everyday face remains unknown. Platforms will need ways to preserve accountability without forcing every public contribution into one physical identity.

Proof will matter more, not less

As appearances become easier to change, a face becomes weaker evidence of authorship. Signed content, verified accounts, clear disclosure and reliable history will carry more trust than visual familiarity alone.

Turn the idea into a live character

Start with one image and discover how it responds to your expressions in real time.

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