AI meets morality: Scientists are rethinking technology in ‘smart cities’

Every streetlight, traffic camera, and trash can in tomorrow’s cities could be part of one massive digital nervous system. Already, these devices record data on traffic, air quality, and even trash to make life more efficient. Yet, as cities get ‘smarter,’ the greatest challenge is not merely amassing data — it’s figuring out how to get technology to make moral choices. That’s what philosophers Daniel Shussett and Veljko Dubljević tried to exami…