About the concept
Smart Community / Social AI Utility is a public-safe concept for community-serving AI infrastructure: shared capability that supports residents, municipalities, and local institutions — developed openly with public, academic, and private partners rather than imposed on communities.
What we’re exploring
- Community-serving AI utility — shared infrastructure that helps local institutions serve people better, with the community’s interest as the design constraint.
- Municipal readiness — how cities engage AI capability responsibly, connected to the KINNDcities program.
- Open development — partnerships across public, academic, and private participants so the utility answers to the community it serves.
Who it’s for
Municipal and institutional leaders thinking ahead of the AI curve; academic partners researching community-centered AI; and technology and infrastructure partners who want to build with communities, not just for them.
Where it stands
This program is a concept in open exploration. The first practical step is the Social AI Utility Pilot project, which will test a narrow slice of the model with real partners before anything scales.
How to participate
Public and academic partners can start a conversation; technology partners can get involved.
