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A digital twin should make a risky claim

Sep 11, 2026· Manlio De Domenico , Valeria d’Andrea , Marco Grassia , Giuseppe Mangioni , Barbara Di Camillo
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As the term “digital twin” spreads across science and technology, it risks losing scientific meaning. Such a twin should not denote just a digital replica, but a computational model that can be updated, tested against intervention and shown to fail.
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Nature Physics
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