The Daily AI Show

The Mirror World Conundrum

Oct 11, 2025
Explore the fascinating world of intelligent digital twins and their potential to revolutionize city governance. These AI-driven models can predict public sentiments, preempt unrest, and advise city leaders. However, as they begin to shape behaviors, the line between observation and influence blurs. Highlights include the risks of bias, corporate control, and the question of whether these systems truly enhance democracy or simply maintain the status quo. Dive into the conundrum of trust and transparency in an increasingly digital urban landscape.
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INSIGHT

Twins That Predict And Advise

  • Intelligent digital twins will model not just actions but moods and likely reactions to policy changes.
  • That dual role makes their predictions advisory and potentially influential on outcomes.
ANECDOTE

How The Episode Was Produced

  • Brian Mosseri describes using ChatGPT5, Perplexity Pro, and Notebook LM to craft the episode's conundrum and co-host debate.
  • He spent hours iterating with multiple AIs before publishing the show segment.
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From Metrics To Mood Modeling

  • City digital twins ingest operational and behavioral data to simulate complex scenarios like protests or shortages.
  • This deep merging of data shifts them from measurement tools to advisory systems.
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