Infrastructure & City Planning Weekly AI News

September 22 - September 30, 2025

This weekly update shows how AI agents are changing cities and infrastructure around the world.

Cities are using smart AI helpers to make life better for people. In Buenos Aires, Argentina, a WhatsApp chatbot called Boti helps residents report problems and get city services. The AI can look at photos people send and even help with parking tickets. Cities like Lisbon, Portugal and Tempe, Arizona are testing AI vision systems that can spot graffiti automatically. This helps city workers clean up problems faster without waiting for people to report them.

Tokyo, Japan is using AI called Plant Doctor to check on trees around the city. The system uses cameras on drones to look at leaves and find sick trees before they become dangerous. New York City is using AI to check crosswalks and make sure the paint lines are clear for people walking. These AI systems act like digital assistants that never sleep and can watch over entire cities.

Meanwhile, tech companies are building massive AI data centers to power these smart city systems. OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announced five new huge computer centers across the United States. These centers will cost over $400 billion and use as much electricity as entire cities. The new facilities are being built in Texas, New Mexico, and Ohio to support the growing need for AI power.

The Stargate project is creating what experts call the biggest AI infrastructure build in history. This includes a partnership between OpenAI and Nvidia to build 10 gigawatts of computing power. That's enough electricity to power millions of homes, but it will all be used to run AI systems that help cities work better.

These changes mean cities of the future will have AI agents watching traffic, monitoring air quality, and helping people get services faster. The technology is moving from science fiction to everyday reality in cities around the world.

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