Work

Our mission for 2026–27 is to lay the groundwork for cities to act strategically on agentic AI, through four workstreams.

1. Define the field In progress

Define the 2–3 year agentic AI agenda for cities by identifying the most important questions for strategic planning. Translate developments in global and national agentic AI governance to the city level.

• Explore the Horizon Scan — A running, public scan of agentic AI in cities — the evidence base this workstream builds on.

2. Catalyze experimentation

Leverage university expertise and resources to define and support prototyping and pilots by participating cities — turning promising ideas into working demonstrations.

3. Identify governance needs

Define the frameworks, standards, and accountability mechanisms that must be in place to support responsible deployment of urban AI over the 2–3 year horizon.

4. Map platform pathways

Identify potential pathways from early experiments toward robust, extensible frameworks — turning isolated successes into scalable municipal capability.