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clone

clone

15 4.2
A digital copy of a real person that can talk or act like them
  • noun
  • /kloʊn/
  • Texting
translation icon : clon digital
  • And so I was researching about clones and how advanced the technology is now.

This is my clone that can literally answer your question using my brain, my content.

Examples

  • So let me show you the process that I went through to get my AI voice clone to sound like this.

  • Here, talking to a clone, that's slightly troubling.

  • How easy is it to create, say, a voice clone of yourself?

  • This is my clone that can literally answer your question using my brain, my content.

  • "I want to rent a clone," I told the lady, "just like me... only without my diabetes."

    Fiction book (1999)
  • To function appropriately, a clone, like its human counterpart, must have language ability.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • But in the clone age, it could become more pervasive and more problematic.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Here's how the clone age might look if it came to be thought of as a commercial venture.

    Academic text (1998)
  • I created my clones because where I'm going, I'm going to need an army.

  • With advancements in technology, it is now possible to create a voice clone that mimics a person's speech patterns and tone.

Synonyms

android
vsclone
57 6.8

A machine that looks and acts like a human

is a digital AI replica for online media rather than a physical machine
replicant
vsclone
8 9.1

A robot that looks and acts like a real person

is a digital AI replica used online not a fictional physical robot
imitator
vsclone
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A computer program that copies a real person's voice, look, or style

is specifically a digital AI replica used for online interactions
simulant
vsclone
9.7

A machine made to act like a real person

is specifically a digital AI replica rather than a fictional physical being

Antonyms

real live
  • Informal
25 3.9

Present in person and not imaginary

How Lifelike

clone
  • Texting
15 4.2
avatar
  • Texting
42 4.6

Surface Forms

clone singular
clones plural

Etymology

Clone comes from the old Greek word klon meaning 'twig', where a small piece can grow a full, identical plant; that clear image helps explain the modern meaning of a clone as a digital or AI 'copy' of a real person that acts or sounds the same.