How artificial intelligence can increase trust in cities

City leaders are always looking for new ways to build people's trust in local government. At the same time, cities are increasingly embracing prudent experimentation with generative artificial intelligence. Some may consider these conflicting efforts, especially given the privacy and ethical considerations that come with the new technology. But a growing number of cities are successfully experimenting with ways that they might be able to complement each other—and exploring how artificial intelligence more broadly could be a force for boosting government accountability and, in turn, bolstering residents' trust in their leaders.