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Deb Roy (MIT CCC) urges accountability for AI-generated civic comments

Deb Roy, director of MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication, argues in a Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists essay titled “Who stands behind the words?” that civic conversations require clear human accountability and "answerability" even when AI helps craft text. He warns that realistic AI-generated comments (e.g., via ChatGPT and other LLMs) can undermine public comment processes; CCC and its partner Cortico use AI to surface themes but design workflows so humans can check, override, and remain responsible for public statements.

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MIT researchers publish book 'How AI Sees the City' on visual AI for urban studies

Researchers at the MIT Senseable City Lab have published How AI Sees the City (Routledge), a book that surveys methods, applications, benefits and risks of visual AI for urban studies — from identifying vehicle types and estimating emissions from traffic cameras to measuring greenery and public-space use — and highlights privacy and fairness concerns. The book's authors include Fábio Duarte, Martina Mazzarello, Carlo Ratti and Fan Zhang and place visual AI in a historical continuum of urban visual analysis.

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