One year on from AI in the Street project, this new report discusses what we learnt about how local communities and everyday publics make sense of data-intensive and AI-based technologies in their everyday environments.

Through engagements with participants in four locations across the UK and at one site in Australia, our research found that there is a persistent perception that government discourse on the societal benefits of AI is disconnected from the needs of local communities in the urban environments where AI innovation takes place.

The report reflects on future opportunities for public participation in AI governance and offers recommendations aiming to grow public trust and deliver better outcomes.