Can Artificial Intelligence Enhance Urban Economic Density: Evidence from 276 Cities

Abstract

This paper explores the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on urban economic density, conducting an empirical analysis based on evidence from 276 cities. The article first describes how AI technology, as a key driver of economic growth, has a profound impact on the global economic landscape by optimizing production processes, improving decision-making efficiency and creating new business models. As the center of economic activities, the improvement of urban economic density is closely related to the improvement of urban infrastructure, talent agglomeration and policy support. Through quantitative analysis, this paper studies the relationship between AI technology development and urban economic density, and puts forward the hypothesis that AI technology can significantly improve urban economic density by promoting the optimization of industrial structure and the improvement of talent concentration. By constructing a fixed effect model and using Stata software to conduct multiple regression analysis, the results show that AI technology has a significant positive promotion effect on urban economic density. Therefore, this paper puts forward policy suggestions such as building an urban innovation ecosystem with AI as the core, promoting industrial intelligent upgrading, strengthening data governance and privacy protection, and strengthening international cooperation, aiming to maximize the positive effect of AI technology and promote the sustainable development of urban economy.