US city wants to use artificial intelligence to fight illegal dumping

Cleveland was one of five cities selected for the partnership by Accelerator for America, which is a coalition of U.S. mayors that seeks and shares innovative solutions for problems commonly faced by municipalities. — Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik

CLEVELAND: The city of Cleveland will work with Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University on a solution for illegal dumping that’s powered by artificial intelligence.

The end product will ideally provide new city-owned technology that Cleveland could use to identify people responsible for dumping, according to Roy Fernando, chief innovation and technology officer under Mayor Justin Bibb, who has promised to use technology to improve city services.