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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
China's smart cities streets ahead, but same AI challenges apply the world over
Each night in the darkest hours, a fleet of drones patrols the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, watching over potentially dodgy areas such as underground station exits and the riverside to deter any would-be criminals. Advertisement The nightly routine has been operating since last year, according to a report published in April by the city's police bureau, which detailed its use of artificial intelligence to plan patrol routes. According to the report, the AI puts a laser focus on patrolling Nanjing's blind spots – the areas generally ignored by human patrols. The city's experience is part of China's efforts to scale up the use of AI in urban management, to better handle complex challenges brought by the massive scale of city life and rapid urbanisation. The Chinese leadership has long viewed AI as a tool for transforming the economy and refining its governance, launching the 'smart cities' initiative and other programmes over the past decade. Advertisement Despite this rapid progress, analysts warned that China's AI governance faces challenges – including privacy protection and limited community involvement – that are mirrored in other parts of the world as governments race to adopt the technology.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Mayor Gainey's administration supports community forum for next police chief
There are new developments in the effort to appoint acting Pittsburgh police chief Chris Ragland to the role of chief. 11 Investigates has learned that Mayor Ed Gainey's administration supports the proposed community forum requested by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the NAACP. Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak on Monday addressed delays in the confirmation of Acting Chief Chris Ragland. He said it's part of the normal process. 'It's not uncommon. My own confirmation hearing, my own confirmation, a couple years back there was a week or two in between, it was just a matter of scheduling the hearing dates,' said Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak. 11 Investigates broke the story that the first call for a postponement of the confirmation came from Pittsburgh City Councilman Anthony Coghill. At a council meeting, Coghill called a public hearing on the next police chief to get input from residents. RELATED COVERAGE >>> Pittsburgh City Council delays vote on Chris Ragland as next police chief Shortly after that, the President of the Pittsburgh NAACP chapter sent a letter to Mayor Ed Gainey and the Pittsburgh City Council, demanding a community forum to question Ragland about his qualifications and his vision for the Police Bureau. RELATED COVERAGE >>> Pittsburgh NAACP president explains call to delay Chris Ragland's confirmation as next police chief Pawlak said today the administration fully supports a public process. 'There was a request for a community forum... made by the NAACP. We worked with the Council President's office and the administration agrees that's a great idea and we will work with council to jointly host an event of that nature,' Pawlak said. After only 17 months on the job, former Police Chief Larry Scirotto abruptly retired amid a controversy over his return to officiate college basketball. 11 Investigates broke that story last fall. In light of his hasty departure, the President of the Pittsburgh NAACP, in an interview with 11 Investigates last week, called for more transparency. RELATED COVERAGE >>> Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto to retire after mounting pressure over side job 'I think there should be an open process, especially because we know the difficulties of the last Chief of Police that left, you know some of the issues that were raised and just making sure City Council and the administration is addressing some of those concerns before bringing on somebody new to the position,' said Pittsburgh NAACP President Daylon Davis. No dates have been set yet for the public hearing and the community forum. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
