RCN Podcast 56. Navigating the Digital Twin Revolution with Dr. Michael Grieves
In Episode 56 of the RCN Podcast, Executive Director of the Digital Twin Institute Dr. Michael Grieves join Matthew Byrd for a discussion about digital twins and artificial intelligence.
Episode Timeline:
2:10 1960s computers, the premise of Dr. Grieves’ digital twin idea, and being ahead of available computing capabilities
7:36 Science fiction inspiration, an early 1970s General Motors project, and the fact test of visuality
12:09 Dr. Grieves’ definition and model of the digital twin, and the correlation between use case and complexity
17:46 Which industries will see the greatest impact with increased digital twin adoption, and what “scares the hell” out of Dr. Grieves
24:32 The connection between reality capture and the digital twin
27:53 The challenges of enterprise-wide adoption of technology
34:42 Why every autonomous car should have a digital twin
36:14 What the pandemic accelerated
39:26 Potential consequences of companies foregoing innovation, and true gauges of ROI
43:06 How people and companies can get started with digital twins, and a valuable early programming lesson
49:22 How educational institutions are approaching digital twins
55:26 Advice from Dr. Grieves
57:17 A detailed prediction of our digital twin and AI future
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