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S+T+ARTS in the City | Challenge nº6 | Regenerative AI for Urban Mining

+ Consortium Partner + Problem Statement How can we establish nurturing and circular relationships among the three different intelligences -human, artificial and natural- fostering collaborative symbiosis, allowing a “regenerative” AI to activate urban mining processes of materials and knowledge from the city environment? + Keywords Critical Minerals, Regenerative AI, Symbiocene, Mining, Circularity, Material Research, “Advancing” […]

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S+T+ARTS in the City | Challenge nº5 | Machine Sapiens and the City

+ Consortium Partner + Problem Statement How can we enhance the oracular power of AI to reveal the needs and the desires of the city and translate them into possible heuristic governance solutions that can improve its well-being and resilience? + Keywords Technomagic, Invisible cities, Intelligences interface, Heuristic governance, Koinocene + Description This residency challenges

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S+T+ARTS in the City | Challenge nº4 | The Value Of Care

+ Consortium Partner + Problem Statement While the utilisation of technologies holds the promise of significant transformation within the healthcare sector, such as personalised data-driven treatments, it also presents numerous critical challenges. These challenges encompass a range of concerns pertaining to human-robot interaction, privacy, data ownership and sharing, and concerns about the patient-health care professional

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S+T+ARTS in the City | Challenge nº3 | Where Our Food Comes From

+ Consortium Partner + Problem Statement How can we enhance transparency and collaboration in the Brussels food system, ensuring a seamless journey from farm to table? How can digital technologies be utilized to provide consumers with detailed information about the origin, production, and distribution of their food? + Keywords Agro-ecologies, Empowerment, Scale, Hinterland, Urban, High-tech,

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S+T+ARTS in the City | Challenge nº2 | Reclaiming our Agency

+ Consortium Partner + Problem Statement AI’s increasing presence in our daily lives brings transformative potential but also significant challenges, particularly in the domain of mental health. How might we address the adverse impact of AI on mental well-being and explore the interplay between algorithms, recommender systems, and our mental equilibrium to shape healthier behaviors

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S+T+ARTS in the City | Challenge nº1 | Going Wild in the City

+ Consortium Partner + Problem Statement While our modern cities have been progressively distancing us from nature, the latter has always remained an integral part of the urban landscape. How can we create more awareness that values the interconnectedness and interdependence of all living beings in the city? + Keywords Agency, Symbiocene, Urban, Biodiversity, Hybrid,

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A still from "Drone Aviary" Credit: Superflux

The call for the S+T+ARTS in the City residencies will soon open!

S+T+ARTS in the City is a groundbreaking project that aims at combining arts and creativity with science and tech for good in sectors such as green manufacturing, sustainable urban development, security, recyclable textiles, digital literacy, and more.  S+T+ARTS in the City will host 11 S+T+ARTS residencies that will aim to develop responsible, art-driven solutions for European cities, using

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