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Iumenta: A generic framework for animal digital twins

(arxiv.org)
26 points sandwichsphinx | 1 comments | 19 Nov 24 03:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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thom ◴[19 Nov 24 08:45 UTC] No.42181255[source]▶
I have no idea why it needles me so much, and I will cathartically accept any downvotes, but why has the phrase “digital twin” entered our lexicon when it just means “model” or “simulation”? I’ve worked with incredibly smart AI engineers who talked about “building a digital twin” when they just meant “storing some data”. Maddening.
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1. bArray ◴[19 Nov 24 12:21 UTC] No.42182648[source]▶
I think it has been around for a while, but I agree that it seems to be pushed more now. Keeping a model in step with a real-world environment is to be fair actually quite complex, so I can see a lot of work needing to be done, and that work needing a clear name.