Jim Myrick (neue.se)

Published Jan 28, 2026

Most AI demos are performed at an audience. Jim Myrick’s presentation—delivered with his digital twin at the Digital Twin Consortium’s quarterly conference (San Francisco) and later the Global Forum (Montreal)—flipped that: it was performed with the audience, in real time.

Instead of showcasing a static Q&A bot, the session demonstrated something enterprise buyers actually care about: adaptive communication—tone, language, and depth changing live based on who’s in the room.

What makes this digital twin demo worth paying attention to

  1. It “read the room” like a human facilitator
    The twin wasn’t locked into a single voice or script. The experience emphasized sensing audience energy and adjusting the conversation—a core requirement for any AI meant to represent a real expert.
  2. Multilingual wasn’t a feature—it was a moment
    A standout detail: the twin could switch into Montreal French when appropriate. That’s not just localization; it signals a future where expert knowledge travels globally without diluting authenticity.
  3. The twin was positioned as an “extended mind,” not a replacement
    The content is anchored on the extended mind principle—the idea that tools can become part of how humans think and communicate—framing the twin as amplification, not automation.
  4. The topics were frameworks, not trivia
    The twin could engage on higher-order concepts like:
    • Extended mind principle
    • Currency of communication
    • Satisfaction paradox
      This matters because enterprise-grade “expert AI” should preserve how experts reason, not just what they know. 1
  5. The proof wasn’t applause—it was participant pull
    The post highlights attendees leaving “inspired and energized,” and includes reactions from peers who tested the twin and called out the clarity of its multilingual voice. That’s a signal of resonance, not just novelty.
The future of digital twins isn’t a perfect avatar—it’s a reliable expert presence that adapts across contexts. The Myrick session is an early glimpse of what happens when you treat a digital twin as a living communication interface: responsive, multilingual, and grounded in the creator’s own body of work. 1

And maybe the best punchline is the one he opened with: when digital twins can “apply for jobs,” the real opportunity is doubling impact—without doubling the human workload.

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