Generative AI in practice

Where generative AI is being put to work, the models behind it and the governance it needs.

Five pathways for putting generative AI to workDrawn from p. 8

01Central AI platforms

02Innovation sandboxes and pilots

03Department-led adoption

04Public–private and academic partnerships

05Cloud and open-source solutions

Findings

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Issues such as bias, misinformation, privacy of personal data, and accountability for AI-generated decisions require robust safeguards.p. 2

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Unlike traditional AI, which might analyze data or automate decisions, generative AI creates new content – from drafting policy documents and simulating urban designs to synthesizing data for planning models.p. 2

Interest versus action, 2023Drawn from p. 2

Mayors expressed a desire to engage with generative AI90%

Cities had actively started piloting2%

Generative AI in practice

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