3Embodied AI‐Driven Operation of Smart Cities: A Concise Review
Farzan Shenavarmasouleh1, Farid Ghareh Mohammadi1, M. Hadi Amini2, and Hamid Reza Arabnia1
1Department of Computer Science, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
2Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
3.1 Introduction
A smart city is an urban area that employs information and communication technologies (ICT) [1], an intelligent network of connected devices and sensors that can work interdependently [2, 3] and a distributive manner [4] to continuously monitor the environment, collect data, and share them among the other assets in the ecosystem. This uses all the available data to make real‐time decisions about the many individual components of the city to ease up the livelihood of its citizens and make the whole system more efficient, more environmentally friendly, and more sustainable [5]. This serves as a catalyst for creating a city with faster transportation, fewer accidents, enhanced manufacturing, more reliable medical services and utilities, less pollution [6], and so on. The good news is any city, even with traditional infrastructures, can be transformed into a smart city by integrating Internet of things (IoT) technologies [7].
An undeniable part of a smart city is its use of smart agents. These agents can vary a lot in sizes, shapes, and functionalities. They can simply be light sensors that ...
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