Habitats in the Age of AI — Cambridge, MA
Oct 8, 2026 · 6:30–8:30 PM (doors 6:00 PM) · Central Square, Cambridge, MA. Organized by Cambridge AI Forum.
Habitats in the Age of AI was an evening of talks and a panel on how artificial intelligence is reshaping homes, cities, infrastructure and the ecological fabric that holds them together. Architects, designers, researchers, urbanists, engineers, and philosophers gathered to examine how intelligent systems are reshaping our homes, cities, infrastructures, and ecology.
Central question
Could AI help more people take part in shaping their communities?
Speakers
- Sarah M. Whiting — Keynote Speaker — Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Design
- Anthony DeLisa — Architectural Designer, M.Arch.
- Miguel Ureña-Pliego — PhD Researcher, Transportation Systems Engineering
- Eric Gordon — Professor, Director of the Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact, Boston University
- Jonathan Kung — Co-founder, Evolution Labs
- Sho Tsunoda — Founder, Your Earth
- Miroslav Grajewski — Moderator — President and CEO, ZUVIC Inc.
Sarah M. Whiting discussed how better public spaces can bring people and cities together. Miguel Ureña-Pliego explored whether AI agents can help us understand cities before we build them. Eric Gordon talked about how institutions listen, civic data, AI and public trust (author of How Institutions Listen, MIT Press). Jonathan Kung presented “Economic Constellations,” on how AI could change how people organize work, resources and power. Sho Tsunoda explored how climate change is experienced where we live. Miroslav Grajewski moderated the closing panel.