India, March 11 -- Urban inequality is shaping the future of cities globally as much as technological advancements. Urban poor have lived through the industrial revolution, digital revolution, dot-com era, and now the fourth industrial revolution, with each era promising social and economic mobility as an answer to intergenerational inequality. Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) present a breakthrough in the cycle of urban inequality? We surmise the answer is yes, provided AI is used not as a remedy but as an amplifier to reach the last one first.

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