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Title	Why Does Urban Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Matter For Urban Studies? Developing Research Directions In Urban Ai Research
ID_Doc	61840
Authors	Caprotti F.; Cugurullo F.; Cook M.; Karvonen A.; Marvin S.; McGuirk P.; Valdez A.-M.
Year	2024
Published	Urban Geography, 45, 5
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2024.2329401
Abstract	New digital technologies and systems are being extensively applied in urban contexts. These technologies and systems include algorithms, robotics, drones, Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) and autonomous systems that can collectively be labelled as Artificial Intelligence (AI). Critical debates have recognized that these various forms of AI do not merely layer onto existing urban infrastructures, forms of management and practices of everyday life. Instead, they have social and material power: they perform work, anticipate and assess risks and opportunities, are aberrant or glitchy, cause accidents, and make new demands on humans as well as the design of cities. And yet, urban scholars have only recently started to engage with research on urban AI and to begin articulating research directions for urban development beyond the current focus on smart cities. To enhance this engagement, this intervention explores three sets of questions: what is distinctive about this novel way of thinking about and doing cities; what are the emerging mutual interdependencies and interrelations between AI and their urban contexts; and what are the consequent challenges and opportunities for urban governance. In closing, we outline research directions shaped around new research questions raised by the emergence of urban AI. © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Author Keywords	Artificial Intelligence; autonomous city; digital cities; governance; Smart city

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