The piece hardly says anything concrete. Yes most real world problems can't be solved or optimized computationally. Most of the smart cities is just PR for tech

The piece hardly says anything concrete. Yes most real world problems can't be solved or optimized computationally. Most of the smart cities is just PR for tech conglomerates but I do feel there's so so much you could achieve by modeling the cities computationally. Better traffic management, better street lighting, planning roads, energy harvesting and sustainability,you name it. There's a lot to gain from simulation, digital twinning and digital control.