FIR #269: Doppelgängers Everywhere!
Digital Twins Are Already Here. They're Going to Be a Bigger Deal Than You Think
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Soon golfers and fans of the sport will be able to interact one-on-one with the legendary Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus. Well, not Nicklaus himself, but his digital twin. Nicklaus spent hours in a studio having every facial expression and gesture recorded. The first digital twin will be of his 37-year-old self, but more are planned. And rest assured, Nicklaus won’t be the last celebrity to make himself “available” as a digital twin in the online world. And there’s more to digital twins than celebrities.
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Special thanks to Jay Moonah for the opening and closing music.
You can find the stories from which Shel’s FIR content is selected at Shel’s Link Blog. Shel has started a metaverse-focused Flipboard magazine. Neville’s “asides” blog, Outbox, is also available.
Links from this episode:
- How we’ll move celebrities into the metaverse
- This AI-powered Jack Nicklaus ‘twin’ will allow fans to interact with the golf legend
- ‘Digital Jack’ is here and he’s going to haunt your freaking nightmares
- The Best Examples Of Digital Twins Everyone Should Know About
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