But the longer-run prospects for economic growth do look better now than they did before computers began doing such good imitations of people.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/opinion/ai-chatgpt-jobs-economy.html

In time, experimentation did expand the toolbox; plant-based burgers and sausages went from being lentil-based fiber pucks to pretty good imitations of the real thing.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/plant-based-lab-grown-meat-start-up-investment/674639/?utm_source=feed

There were mafia movies, a riff on “Mortal Kombat” — basically, imitations of existing films.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-steve-desmond-cabin-movie-st-0312-20230310-3ahpz7nvvbc33htsh7dmpd6b5e-story.html

These classics of design at $2,870 each, however, a closer inspection revealed they were in fact imitations, albeit quality ones.

Source: https://smdp.com/2023/09/23/uncovering-covered-6-an-in-depth-insight-into-the-company-set-to-patrol-downtown/

These insipid musical theatre imitations are peppered throughout simply to give Fletcher alone (the original “Bad” Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s doomed production) a chance to show off her undeniably strong voice.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-crown-jewels-review-play-al-murray-b2383603.html