👉 In the context of computer science and artificial intelligence, "simulacrum" refers to a fictional or fabricated entity that appears as if it exists in reality. The term is often used in reference to a model or simulation created by humans for purposes of entertainment or scientific research. For example, in the movie "The Matrix," the character Neo (played by Keanu Reeves) was depicted as an artificial intelligence created by a company called Cybernetics Corporation (a fictional entity that exists only in