by Yujin Lee | Oct 7, 2025
“What happens when a city asks ‘Should we’ before ‘Can we?’ with AI?” In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) can bring unprecedented efficiency to cities, the real challenge isn’t just about how fast governments can adopt new tools but whether they do so in ways...
by TIPI Staff | Sep 30, 2025
The City of Austin, like municipalities across the globe, is embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance public services. Tools like Microsoft’s Copilot are being integrated to bring new efficiencies to city operations. However, a new report on ethical AI...
by TIPI Staff | Sep 16, 2025
Read more about TIPI’s co-director, Dr. Keri Stephens, and her expertise on disaster communication regarding the recent Texas floods. Stephens explains both the challenges and solution opportunities with current communications systems:...
by Grace Murray | Jul 9, 2025
TIPI Research Team Receives Top Paper Award for Water Conservation Study A TIPI-affiliated team of researchers has received a Top Paper Award from the Environmental Communication Division of ICA for their paper, Water Conservation and Extreme Weather Preparedness...
by Silvia DalBen Furtado | Jun 26, 2025
With the growing development of generative artificial intelligence systems, journalists all over the world are discussing ethical principles and values to adopt these technologies in the newsroom. One important step in this process is developing guidelines to...
by Grace Murray | Jun 20, 2025
The integration of robots into our daily lives is rapidly progressing, with a projected market growth of 18.1% for security and surveillance robots by 2025. Beyond security, policy changes may soon encourage the use of robots for delivery and care services. But what...
by TIPI Staff | Aug 23, 2024
New White Paper Offers Ethical Guidelines for Procurement and Management of Smart City Technologies By Brad Limov, 8/23/2024 OVERVIEW The rapid advancement of smart city technologies, particularly the widespread deployment of camera-based surveillance systems, has...
