What the AI Economy Means for Cities
So far, the same few U.S. tech hubs are dominating the artificial intelligence industry.
An aerial view of Silicon Valley at dusk. The San Francisco Bay Area remains far and away the lone dominant U.S. leader in the AI industry.
Photographer: Smith Collection/Gado/Archive PhotosArtificial intelligence promises to be one of the most important, and potentially most disruptive, technologies of our time.
It has already permeated the fabric of our daily lives, shaping everything from the recommendations that turn up when we search the internet, to drive-assist features in cars like the Tesla. In the future, AI may help doctors make better diagnoses and power entirely self-driving vehicles. In this regard, AI is a truly epoch-making advance, considered by experts to be a “general-purpose technology” like the wheel, the steam engine, electricity and the modern factory system.