8 May 2023

Artificial Intelligence and Cities: for better or worse?

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 8 May 2023
Smart city, book cover

Photo: Pixabay

Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay looks at the two-decade old concept of the Smart City - where data and digital systems help things run more efficiently, like traffic, for example.

Could AI make managing cities better? Or is there a risk it will exacerbate and perpetuate problems that already exist?

Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.