---
name: "DigitalTwins"
description: "Expertise in the development and governance of Digital Twins, focusing on their safe and ethical implementation in socio-technical systems."
tags: ["cognitive security", "digital-twins", "active-inference", "generative-models", "predictive-processing", "cyber-physical-systems"]
---

# Comments on National Digital Twins R&D Strategic Plan

**Daniel A. Friedman** (2024) · Cognitive Security

## Instructions

Use this skill when working with topics related to **digital twins, Active Inference, generative models, predictive processing**.

When applying this skill:
1. Apply Active Inference to digital twin architectures
1. Design generative models for cyber-physical system management

## Key Concepts

- **digital twins**
- **Active Inference**
- **generative models**
- **predictive processing**
- **cyber-physical systems**
- **simulation**

## Methods & Techniques

- Interdisciplinary collaboration among universities, think-tanks, and industry experts.
- Analysis of historical applications and vulnerabilities related to Digital Twins.
- Development of recommendations based on a comprehensive review of existing literature and practices.
- Consideration of business, operational, legal, technical, and social factors in Digital Twin implementation.

## Key Findings

- Digital Twins have the potential to revolutionize research and commerce if implemented responsibly.
- Failure to address key factors such as trustworthiness and data management could lead to significant risks.
- The functional surface of a Digital Twin is closely linked to its threat surface, necessitating careful design.
- Historical approaches to information management provide valuable lessons for current Digital Twin development.

## Prerequisites

- Information security and risk management
- Cognitive science and sensemaking frameworks

## 🎯 Consulting & Tutoring

[Daniel Ari Friedman, PhD](https://danielarifriedman.com/) is available for AI Research Consulting and Tutoring related to this skill.

## Related Skills

See [BIBLIOGRAPHY.md](../../pages/BIBLIOGRAPHY.md) for the complete publication catalog and related papers.