In Machines We Trust: When AI watches the streets
The term ‘smart city’ paints a picture of a tech-enabled oasis—powered by sensors of all kinds. But we’re starting to recognize what all these tools might mean for privacy. In this episode, we meet a researcher studying how this is being applied in Iran and visit one of the nation’s top smart cities, to learn how its efforts there have evolved over time.
We Meet:
University of Oxford and Article19 Human Rights Researcher Mahsa Alimardani
City of Las Vegas Chief Innovation Officer Michael Sherwood
City of Hope Director of Campus Support Operations Mark Reed
Sounds:
How will artificial intelligence change the cities we live in? - BBC Ideas via YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxyCBimRyM
‘Smart’ cities promise economic and environmental benefits to the developing world - CBC News via YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u08A7yiTmu4
Singapore is building a city in China - CNBC via YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP11XeIV1ZA
Global Smart Cities - The China Current via YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qmiqHWD6Uc
Footage appears to show Iranian riot police confronting students at university in Tehran - The Guardian via YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgQshPJohmg
China: facial recognition and state control - The Economist via YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH2gMNrUuEY
Facial recognition: Concerns over China's widespread surveillance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT6KEy_QXvM
Credits:
This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong and Anthony Green with help from Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Mat Honan, and mixed by Garret Lang, with original music by Garret Lang and Jacob Gorski. Artwork by Stephanie Arnett.
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