“I know your favourite drink”: Chinese smart city to put AI in charge
Thomson Reuters Foundation From robots delivering coffee to office chairs rearranging themselves after a meeting, a smart city project in China aims to put artificial intelligence in charge, its creators told a conference last week – raising some eyebrows. Danish architecture firm BIG and Chinese tech company Terminus discussed plans to build an AI-run campus-style […]
India to “reimagine” streets for walkers, cyclists after coronavirus
Bangkok, Thailand Thomson Reuters Foundation India will make its streets and markets more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists as it emerges from one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns, a move urgently needed to curb pollution and improve liveability, urban experts said. An advisory issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs recommended the […]
India evicting 30 people an hour as cities modernise, say activists
Thomson Reuters Foundation At least six homes are destroyed and 30 people forcibly evicted each hour in India as authorities modernise cities and build highways, activists said on Friday, highlighting the urgent need for greater investment in social rental housing. ‘Smart Cities’ projects and other upgrades were responsible for most evictions, data compiled by the […]