Urban Tech Summit 2025 – Adaptive Intelligence: Activating Urban AI
Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech Summit returns on November 11-12, 2025, focusing on the theme of “Adaptive Intelligence: Activating Urban AI.” Organized by the Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech’s Jacobs Institute, this year’s Summit will explore quick wins and ways cities can begin to assess, test, and amplify innovations in artificial intelligence for rapid impact.
NYU Prof. Sarah Kaufman will be featured on a panel: New York City has long been shaped by automation. Traffic signals organize the streets and telephone switches connect our boroughs. As autonomous vehicles begin piloting on city roads, a new wave of systems is posed to transform urban life. This session will examine how NYC is navigating this shift through policy, pilot programs, and planning, while also considering broader trends in urban robotics that will define the next generation of automation in cities.