Project Flux What are the built environment’s biggest concerns for AI?
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In this week’s episode we are joined by Cecilia Lindström, Research Director a Future Places Studio. In this jam-packed episode we discuss:
1️⃣ The “AI and the Built Environment” report by the London Property Alliance. Watch to learn:
📚 A 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸-𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 in how humans must set the problem and verify the outcomes of AI
🔝 Where we might see 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 across various construction phases
👨🏫 How we should be 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, where does the priority sit?
🌊 The need to revisit 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 to drive planning
🌎 The importance of 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆
2️⃣ We also discuss the latest AI news including:
👉 The first agreement of its kind between big tech and US & UK AI Safety Institutes
👉 Why so many researchers are still yet to use ChatGPT
👉 How is ChatGPT’s promised search feature doing behind the scenes?
👉 How Amazon might save Alexa with Anthropic’s Claude powering their voice assistants
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background and the latest AI news
20:00 - Interview with Cecilia Longstrom
25:25 Surprises and Unknowns in AI
27:39 Concerns around Security and Sustainability
31:13 Regulation and Leadership in AI
33:33 Collaboration and Lessons Learned in the Public Sector
36:12 Key Recommendations of the Report
41:46 Upskilling and Preparing Professionals for an AI Future
44:40 Balancing Integration of AI Tools and Human Discernment
52:36 Final Thoughts and Recommendations
Guest Speaker Profile:
Cecilia is a London-based researcher, nature conservationist and urban designer who specialises in people-centered, democratic approaches to revitalising urban and rural areas in need of transformation. She works collaboratively with clients, communities, and stakeholders to co-create placemaking initiatives that enhance both built and natural environments, address issues of inequality and segregation, and improve the overall lived experiences within these spaces.
She was key in developing the London Property Alliance Report: “AI and the Built Environment” (🔗 https://www.londonpropertyalliance.com/ai-and-the-built-environment-research-launch/)
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