Shanghai's New AI Assistant Can Redraw City Maps

Urban planning just got smarter. Shanghai officials unveiled "Yunyu Starry Sky" on December 24 - China's first specialized AI model for city planning that understands blueprints, analyzes land use, and even writes compliance reports.

The Digital Planner That Never Sleeps

The system processes planning documents like human experts would - just much faster. With access to Shanghai's entire planning database, it can answer complex queries instantly:

• "Show me all public spaces within walking distance of Xuhui Riverside"
  • instantly overlays maps with amenities
• "Compare current vs planned green spaces in Pudong"
  • generates visual analysis with compliance alerts
• "Draft a land use report per 2025 regulations"
  • produces formatted documents automatically

How It Works Behind the Scenes

The secret lies in its specialized training:

• Studied over 900 urban planning documents
• Learned from 1,000+ human experts' decisions
• Processes satellite images alongside legal texts

The results speak for themselves: drawing reviews now take one-third the time, while consultation responses went from days to minutes.

Key Points:

• 600 billion parameter model tailored specifically for urban planning
• Multimodal understanding connects maps, documents and regulations
• Live testing underway across Shanghai districts
• Could become a blueprint for smart cities worldwide