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simulacrum

[sim-yuh-ley-kruhm] / ˌsɪm yəˈleɪ krəm /


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The risks would be far greater if the interactions were taking place outside of a clinical setting, or for “re-animation” technologies like griefbots, which offer a simulacrum of speaking to a deceased loved one.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

It is to his credit that the cathedral is not a simulacrum or facsimile, but a Gothic building, in all its structural reality, even the invisible oak roof truss above the vaults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Apparently, a lot of folks feel seeing people in the real world is too taxing, and it's easier to refract your urge for connection to an app that offers only an inch-deep simulacrum.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

Akhtar clearly wants us to struggle to distinguish between reality and its AI-generated simulacrum.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

The simulacrum now more whole than the original.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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