From Digital Twins to Digital Selves and Beyond Engineering and Social Models for a Trans-humanist World

Abstract

This open access book aims at deepening the understanding of the relation between cyber-physical systems (CPSs) as socio-technical systems and their digital representations with intertwined artificial intelligence (AI). The authors describe why it is crucial for digital selves to be able to develop emotional behavior and why a humanity-inspired AI is necessary so that humans and humanoids can coexist.

The introductory chapter describes major milestones in computer science which form the basis for the implementation of digital twins and digital selves.