Despite their widespread use in roles like caregiving and teaching, public opinion on simulates is divided, with some viewing them as helpful tools and others as potential threats to human jobs and identity.

Unable to move on, Faye decides to activate a simulant that is programmed with Evan's memories and personality to replicate her late husband.

These anomalies draw the attention of AICE (Artificial Intelligence Compliance Enforcement), the government agency tasked with monitoring and regulating simulants.

The situation escalates, leading to a confrontation between Faye, the simulant, and AICE, with implications that challenge humanity's understanding of artificial intelligence and its place in the world.

[7] In reviewing the film for The New York Times, Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote, "Whenever it tries to go for action, Simulant comes up short... nobody will mistake this for Blade Runner.