Against the backdrop of rising anxiety and discussions on the impact of AI on society, I explore in this article the structural possibilities of AI and automation triggering a new social conflict between the current capitalist elites and the emerging "creative class" (R&D scientists, engineers, business developers, etc.), and how this conflict can produce social tensions and transform urban space. By drawing insights from a structurally similar conflict in 17-18th century Europe between the aristocracy and the emerging bourgeoisie, the impact of this conflict on the social, spatial, and power landscapes in cities of that time, as well as current trends in urban geography, this article outlines the prospects of urban transformations under changing production and consumption economies.

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人工智能和自动化将如何改变社会和城市？

在焦虑加剧和关于AI对社会影响的讨论的背景下，我将在本文中探讨AI和自动化的结构性可能性，从而引发当前的资本主义精英与新兴的“创意阶层”（研发科学家，工程师，业务开发人员等），以及这种冲突如何产生社会紧张局势并改变城市空间。通过从17-18世纪欧洲贵族与新兴资产阶级之间结构上相似的冲突中得出的见解，这种冲突对当时城市的社会，空间和权力景观的影响以及城市地理的当前趋势，本文概述了不断变化的生产和消费经济条件下的城市转型前景。