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“Digital twin” is such a misleading term, as it implies the ability to perfectly model a non-digital system, which is inescapably impossible. The best we will
by TimTheTinker 6y ago
“Digital twin” is such a misleading term, as it implies the ability to perfectly model a non-digital system, which is inescapably impossible.
The best we will ever be able to create is approximate models that have varying tradeoffs. The term "digital twin" obscures the fact that there are tradeoffs involved in the first place. It also causes harm to decision-makers, who ought to be able to choose which tradeoffs to make.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoI would hope (and where I work, it seems to be the case) that decision makers understand that "digital twins" are only twins with respect to a select set of parameters that are being optimized by use of such model. But then, buzzwords do have a life of their own.