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by taneq 2762 days ago
Along with the other stories suggested here, Alistair Reynolds' Revelation Space features "beta simulations" which are essentially the same thing: reconstructions of people based on recordings of them and their speech/writing/interactions.

(There are also "alpha simulations" referenced which were experimental direct mind uploads. The experiment was never repeated because, due to some deficiency in the process, the uploads went mad.)