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Urban AI: A Complex Landscape Beyond Smart Cities

Researchers Jun Zhang and colleagues highlight that urban AI is not a singular evolution of smart cities but a complex and contested political discourse.

Editorial Staff
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A recent article by Jun Zhang and his team in Urban Geography challenges the notion of urban AI as a straightforward progression from smart city concepts.

The researchers argue that AI urbanism encompasses a variety of political and discursive elements, indicating that its development is not predetermined.

This perspective invites a reevaluation of how urban AI is integrated into existing infrastructure and the implications for future urban planning and governance.