The Intelligent Urban Nexus: AI-Driven Decision Making in Smart City Development

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) in smart urban solutions offers benefits like efficient energy/water management, and reduced pollution, noise, and traffic. Challenges include data reliability, third-party dependence, and skill shortages. AI operates via data-driven processes and intelligent algorithms, enabling machines to learn, adapt, and perform human-like tasks. This chapter explores AI's role, applications, and challenges in smart cities, focusing on gathering and disseminating intelligence. It provides insights into AI's significance in shaping smart cities for enhanced social awareness and connectivity. This chapter aims to explore the role of AI, its applications, and the challenges inherent in the concepts and technologies associated with AI in smart cities. Specifically, it focuses on AI's contribution to gathering and disseminating intelligence in smart urban environments. Through this analysis, the paper seeks to provide insights into AI's significance in shaping smart cities for enhanced social awareness and connectivity.