How one country's cities are taking control of their AI destiny

Local governments across Chile are showing that progress with using artificial intelligence to improve operations and services does not have to wait for national funding or even new staff capacity. By teaming up to build new tools, sharing ideas that work, and shaping development of new large language models, these cities are creating practical, resident-focused use cases and doing so faster than they could alone. It's a Chilean spin on the trend toward AI coalitions that have been assembled recently in other regions around the world. And the result offers lessons for local leaders everywhere about how cities can move beyond AI pilot projects toward solutions that travel—fast.