Interesting article in the paper today - Quebec City is using Google AI technology to improve traffic flow. Using data from Google Maps and a specific purpose AI, traffic light timing is adjusted to optimize traffic flow resulting in lower drive times and thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions. 19 cities around the world are using this technology now. The article doesn't address the issue of real time adjustments but why couldn't that happen? I suspect this is how many AI implementations will happen - rather quietly and under the covers but making real differences in the real world. Hopefully positive differences of course but that's not quite clear yet…