How “Digital Twins” Could Help Us Predict the Future | Karen Willcox | TED

From health-tracking wearables to smartphones and beyond, data collection and computer modeling have become a ubiquitous part of everyday life. Advancements in these areas have given birth to "digital twins," or virtual models that evolve alongside real-world data. Aerospace engineer Karen Willcox explores the incredible possibilities these systems offer across engineering, climate studies and medicine, sharing how they could lead to personalized medicine, better decision-making and more.

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[protagonist]

Great presentation. It's an honor to see this clip on YouTube.

[justrosy]

Regarding aircraft, they already do that, just not in the same way. Regarding people, yes, individual comparisons to "the original model" is very idealistic, but here's the problem with that: the original model is a newborn.

[maborscott-emuakpor]

Brilliant presentation. Cleared it up for me there and I definitely see the necessity and application especially in the engineering field. Thanks Karen

[OZMus]

I love the idea of getting info from fed algorithmic data inputs which is suitable here but some of what is being said is jargon

[aphaileeja]

Man, I've been predicting this since "vector space" was coined!

[salihawouda]

Digital twins can train robots, test cars, planes and other vehicles before they enter the real world and predict how cancer tumorsight grow or how a cancer tumor might respond to radiotherapy treatment or predict how an Antarctic ice sheet might flow under certain temperatures or how a fridge might function ! This technology can really change many areas of the world and help with work in many industries accross all fields !

[mehmet.albyrk]

So clear and comprehensible even for non-native english bearer.

[abhayanand]

Can we ever live in a time in future where We all can proudly tell We live completely in a Sustainable World 🌎???

[alfanazzamcraft]

Very high-quality appearance, Indonesia is present 🙏🙏🙏

[farticusmaximusOG]

Ah yes, the warm inviting "for your health" phase of dystopian tech!

[bearnv]

They can predict our lives! In the "WestWorld" show. Calebs life predicts he will suicide. Data = control.

[AnyoneCanSee]

We are just at the last point in human history before AI is far smarter and more capable than us. Just before machines can literally read our minds. If you think that sounds crazy, Google it. AI is already capable of mind reading.
We are free to travel and live in relative peace and almost anything is possible. We are the last lucky generation.
In 50 years there is no version of the world in which we are not enslaved by technology. Or enslaved by a few powerful men controlling technology.
There was a time in Scotland when a few men had all the power and money and my ancestors were basically slaves working "their" land. Land they had taken by force and they simply owned all the land. Then one day they realised they didn't need these peasant farmers on "their" land and they began "land clearances". Humans were told they had no right to exist where they had existed for centuries and they had to just go away. Ancient clan lands were now one man's land.
Something like four families owned all the land in Scotland and kept it all for themselves. They still do.
Once there is powerful AI and powerful robots what use will you and I be to the elites? We will have no purpose and the "land clearances" will begin again. The removal of surplus humanity from the world of the elites.
We have no rights in the future because we will have no power.

[michalholovic]

For me it's very inexplicable that we are talking about Apollo program in 60-70s years where digital twins have already existed and astronauts thankfully this simulation technology could get back to the earth. And afterwards we are talking that is very challenging make something like that?

[thanks]

This screams “Future is Remote Work” just like NASA did remotely from office addressed problems in outer space.

Electric Car can be shipped with digital twin too, displayed like tamagotchi for user, digital model for manufacturer diagnostic, tracking changes.

Ditto with those health bands for “moon shot” medical advancements.

[mittelwelle__khz]

Think of digital twins of people's psychological state ... and Good Morning "Minority Report" 🙁

[paultaylor]

The power of the revolution. Eternal havoc

[dcterr]

It seems to me that quantum computers could come in handy with modeling of digital twins.

[walkieTalker]

an argument fr cross segmentation and deeo analysis.. greeaaatt...

[rajeshnigam]

Great insight for the future. Will it benefit designing a new or existing Supply chain? Can I have more insights on it.

[ArnaudJoakim]

Digital Twins of everything! Let's predict the future!