The workshop will consist of AISI technical presentations and interactive breakout discussions to inform the development of a taxonomy of tools that a foundation model may use to take actions in environments, providing a valuable shared vocabulary for future work across the ecosystem.

Drawing on a new Cornell Tech report, The Augmented City: Seeing Through Disruption, this session will explore how AI and augmented reality (AR) innovations could reshape infrastructure planning and management – from maintenance crews accessing real-time utility data to citizens visualizing proposed development impacts on their neighborhoods. We’ll explore how transit officials in Columbus, Ohio recently used AR to help win support for a ground-breaking bus rapid transit (BRT) project, and how local governments can proactively develop policies and partnerships that harness AR’s potential while protecting public spaces and privacy.