Synthespian

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A synthespian was an artificial intelligence, often used by InterMedia in its programming. The head of InterMedia, Layla Field, was a synthespian.

Marilyn Monroe, Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton and Pamela Anderson were some of the synthespians of historical figures Bernice Summerfield had to choose from to portray her in a docudrama about her life. She chose Emma Thompson to portray her. (PROSE: Digging up the Past)