IN-PERSON Barcelona. Section B

Abstract

As urban complexity gradually rises, the rapid development of new intelligent technologies that are always evolving makes cities increasingly complex systems. The future of cities will be marked by a greater focus on social and environmental issues that must be resolved in both local and global contexts. Within this paradigm, we present the most recent findings of our ongoing research on urban AI and sustainable city intelligence. In this study, we focus on artificial intelligence (AI) platforms created to assist developers, planners, and designers in the analysis and scoping of future urban developments. The study’s first section gives a summary of some of the newest and most promising AI-driven planning platforms, along with some of their advantages and disadvantages. With an emphasis on the human-AI interaction and a reflection on human and machine agency, the second section demonstrates in detail how some of these platforms operate. The final section addresses various hypotheses regarding the growth of urban AI and what this can imply for the long-term sustainability of our cities. This paper addresses the conference themes of Community Design & User Autonomy and Governing the Ecosystem Commons – Governance & Spatial Planning.