A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal
Reviewing research on regional development in the AI era : new there(s), new actors, and an old call “from cluster to process”
Authors: Hautala, Johanna
Publisher: Geographical society of Finland
Publication year: 2024
Journal: Fennia : International Journal of Geography
Journal name in source: Fennia - International Journal of Geography
Volume: 202
Issue: 2
First page : 299
Last page: 312
ISSN: 0015-0010
eISSN: 1798-5617
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11143/fennia.141937
Web address : https://doi.org/10.11143/fennia.141937
The aim of this review is to present the current state and suggest next steps for research on AI-related regional development. Based on thematic content analysis of 37 articles in key journals of regional development and economic geography, I answer where, by whom, and how AI-related regional development takes place. The results reveal a strong narrative of increasing concentration and regional polarization, and a less considered narrative of the potential of dispersion that also enables the development of remote regions. I suggest advancing research through identifying ‘new there(s)’ as virtual and augmented realities, AI as a new actor, and a methodological step from ‘cluster to process’ to investigate the everyday spatial processes of creating knowledge and being creative with AI that catalyze regional development.