AI and Language in the Urban Context

Conversational Artificial Intelligence in Cities

Richard Coyne (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

268 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-87992-5 (ISBN)

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This book offers a novel exploration of how AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), is transforming urban environments. By merging practical knowledge of AI algorithms with an understanding of urban practices, the author highlights the opportunities and challenges AI presents for modern cities.

In a world influenced increasingly by artificial intelligence (AI), the city emerges as a dynamic hub of digital conversations. AI and Language in the Urban Context offers a novel exploration of how AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), is transforming urban environments. Moving beyond the typical technological narratives, this book draws on the author’s unique expertise in design, semiotics and hermeneutics to present a critical cultural perspective on AI’s role in the city.

Focusing on the intersection of urban theory and AI, the book reveals how conversational AI is reshaping social interactions, decision-making processes, and media in urban spaces. By merging practical knowledge of AI algorithms with an understanding of urban practices, the author highlights the opportunities and challenges AI presents for modern cities.

This book is essential for anyone interested in the future of urban living. It provides a deep dive into the technical, social and cultural implications of AI in cities, offering practical examples and philosophical insights. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of how AI is influencing the design, governance and dynamics of urban life in the digital age.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Richard Coyne is Emeritus Professor of Architectural Computing at the University of Edinburgh, where his research explores the intersections of digital technology, urban environments and architecture.

Introduction: From computer-aided design to conversational AI 1. Language as urban technology 2. Scripting the city 3. Core functions of LLMs in the urban context 4. Tuning the city 5. Tokenization 6. The meaning and use of words 7. Context windows 8. Time and order 9. The attention economy 10. Urban actors 11. Panpsychic city 12. The end of cities 13. Epilogue: Romancing the conversational city Glossary and Appendices

Erscheinungsdatum	10.04.2025
Zusatzinfo	9 Tables, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white; 17 Halftones, black and white; 33 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Künstliche Intelligenz / Robotik
	Technik ► Architektur
	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	1-032-87992-0 / 1032879920
ISBN-13	978-1-032-87992-5 / 9781032879925
Zustand	Neuware