For finding truth with this social sim platform, I can imagine running 1,000s of runs on the same personalities simultaneously rather than trying to get a single “right answer”. But what would you get? Sometimes this, sometimes that, but sometimes a lot of those!?
As always, your topics are very informative. And thought provoking. I’m left wondering, “then what?” I could imagine humans adapting to this social digital twinning in a couple ways: amazement at how the digital society responds to stimulus (although that will quickly fade into predictable outcomes); exercising curiosity out of boredom by trying to create mini-societies of devious nature; and wagering on digital outcomes. Cynical, I know. But these tools will need demonstrated positive outcomes to create trust among the living public. That would be progress to me.
Steve, Excellent insights and observation that trust is key. That’s why it will live in academia so research can see wassup. Once it gets out to government and commerce, though, ROI could be higher with its insights than without it. But will it just be another way to pick winners and losers? To manipulate people? To wargame? Will it ever be a subscription service for consumers? Interesting times!
For finding truth with this social sim platform, I can imagine running 1,000s of runs on the same personalities simultaneously rather than trying to get a single “right answer”. But what would you get? Sometimes this, sometimes that, but sometimes a lot of those!?
As always, your topics are very informative. And thought provoking. I’m left wondering, “then what?” I could imagine humans adapting to this social digital twinning in a couple ways: amazement at how the digital society responds to stimulus (although that will quickly fade into predictable outcomes); exercising curiosity out of boredom by trying to create mini-societies of devious nature; and wagering on digital outcomes. Cynical, I know. But these tools will need demonstrated positive outcomes to create trust among the living public. That would be progress to me.
Steve, Excellent insights and observation that trust is key. That’s why it will live in academia so research can see wassup. Once it gets out to government and commerce, though, ROI could be higher with its insights than without it. But will it just be another way to pick winners and losers? To manipulate people? To wargame? Will it ever be a subscription service for consumers? Interesting times!