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European Funds Fuel Green AI in Cities as Companies Capitalize and Workers Face Displacement

By securing ERDF backing, city leaders are able to roll out AI for everything from bike-sharing to waste management

Universidades de América Latina buscan una inteligencia artificial centrada en las personas y el desarrollo sostenible.
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Overview

  • The Concello de A Coruña is using an AI algorithm to optimize real-time bike distribution in its BiciCoruña service.
  • Beginning October 2025, A Coruña will implement the ERDF-funded Allocate project to apply green and ethical AI, train 100 professionals and establish a local computing community.
  • Smaller councils report limited technical capacity and budgets for AI initiatives, heightening dependence on provincial and regional support.
  • Reddit’s AI-driven advertising strategy delivered a 15% stock increase and 21% rise in daily visits, while McKinsey data shows up to 30% ROI improvements for firms using AI in marketing.
  • Over 10,000 AI-linked layoffs hit the US in July (806,000 so far this year), even as 55% of Argentine workers adopt AI tools and Duolingo pivots to using AI as a complementary resource.