The Artificial Intelligence fueled transition toward smart cities and network societies has a tremendous impact on the future of humanity.
The current narrative of smart cities and data enabled urban systems totally leaves out the components of human experience, feelings, emotions, and real human relationships.
However, what makes a city smart is the degree and quality of human connections and social cohesion that individuals feel.
Cities are more than just objects, buildings, and fixed entities.
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