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I Asked GPT How Smart Cities of 2050 Will Look Like

Fahri Karakas
13 min readJun 18, 2023
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Close your eyes and imagine a city where traffic flows seamlessly without the need for traffic lights, where energy is generated from the footsteps of pedestrians, and where vertical farms grow crops without the need for soil. A city where buildings are constructed from advanced materials that make them earthquake-proof, and where smart waste management systems track when garbage needs to be collected.

Welcome to the smart cities of 2050. These futuristic urban environments are designed to enhance the quality of life for citizens, improve efficiency, and promote sustainability.

Smart cities are urban areas that use digital technologies and data collection methods to manage and improve various aspects of city life, including transportation, energy consumption, waste management, public safety, and healthcare.

The goal of smart cities is to enhance the quality of life for citizens, improve efficiency, and promote sustainability by leveraging advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and big data analytics.

The implementation of these technologies allows for real-time decision-making, increased accuracy, and automation of various processes, resulting in a more connected, efficient, and livable city.

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Fahri Karakas
Fahri Karakas

Written by Fahri Karakas

Associate Professor in Business & Leadership at University of East Anglia. Passionate about doodling, imagination, and creativity. Author of Self-Making Studio.

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