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• Worldwide, ocean-based industries such as fishing, shipping and energy production generate at least US$1.5 trillion in economic activity each year and support 31 million jobs.
• This value has been increasing exponentially over the past 50 years and is expected to double by 2030.
• But the sheer size of the ocean has made tracking industrial activities at a broad scale impractical – until now.

Operating in the dark

• For example, many vessels carry a device called an automatic identification system, or AIS, that automatically broadcasts the vessel’s identity, position, course and speed.
• These devices communicate with other AIS devices nearby to improve situational awareness and reduce the chances of vessel collisions at sea.
• They also transmit to shore-based transponders and satellites, which can be used to monitor vessel traffic and fishing activity.

Shining a light on activity at sea

• Remarkably, we found that about 75% of the fishing vessels we detected were missing from public AIS monitoring systems, with much of that activity taking place around Africa and South Asia.
• These previously invisible vessels radically changed our knowledge about the scale, scope and location of fishing activity.
• We estimate that the number of wind turbines in the ocean likely surpassed the number of oil structures by the end of 2020.

Supporting real-world efforts

• Fishery managers in developing countries can use our data to monitor pressure on local stocks.
• Our data can help enforcement agencies identify illegal activities and target patrol efforts.
• – Sanction-busting trade: Our data can shed light on maritime activities that may breach international economic sanctions.
• For example, United Nations sanctions prohibit North Korea from exporting seafood products or selling its fishing rights to other countries.

The study described in this article was funded by Oceankind, Bloomberg Philanthropies and National Geographic Pristine Seas. The European Space Agency made radar and optical imagery freely available, and Google provided computing resources and technical support. Jennifer Raynor has worked at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Global Fishing Watch.

• This might sound far-fetched but it is based on an existing technology – a drone system made by the AI company Sunflower Labs.
• As part of an international project looking at the impact of AI on cities, we recently “broke ground” on a new field of research called AI urbanism.
• Smart cities gather information from technology, such as sensor systems, and use it to manage operations and run services more smoothly.
• AI urbanism represents a new way of shaping and governing cities, by means of artificial intelligence (AI).

Predictive policing

• AI urbanism does not simply quantify, it tells stories, explaining why and how certain events take place.
• We are not talking about complex narratives, but even a basic story can have substantial repercussions.
• Predictive policing in general is one of the most controversial powers that artificial intelligences are gaining under AI urbanism: the capacity to determine what is right or wrong, and who is “good” or “bad” in a city.

A human problem

• There is also a substantial environmental cost to bear in mind, since AI technology is energy intensive.
• It is not that AI is getting out of control, as we see in sci-fi movies and read in novels.

• These cities of the future will feature self-driving vehicles transporting people, robots cooking and serving food and algorithms predicting your behaviour to anticipate your needs.
• As the autonomy of AI grows, ours decreases and the rise of autonomous cities risks severely undermining our role in urban governance.
• A city run not by humans but by AIs would challenge the autonomy of human stakeholders, as it would also challenge many people’s wellbeing.
• Are you going to qualify for a home mortgage and be able to buy a property to raise a family?

Federico Cugurullo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• On 14 December 2023, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion recommending a change to the terms of the marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Metalyse.
• The marketing authorisation holder for this medicinal product is Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH.
• The CHMP adopted a new pharmaceutical form and strength (5 000 units (25 mg) powder for solution for injection) together with a new indication for the thrombolytic treatment of acute ischaemic stroke in adults.
• Metalyse 5 000 units (25 mg) powder for solution for injection:
  Metalyse is indicated in adults for the thrombolytic treatment of acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) within 4.5 hours from last known well and after exclusion of intracranial haemorrhage.