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AI, Knowledge Power, and Global Cities: Strategic Implications of Academic Infrastructure Restructuring

AI's transformation of libraries and knowledge systems is not just a matter of technical efficiency, but also an adjustment of global knowledge power. Based on a mixed-methods study focusing on digital media, the humanities, and information science, this article deeply analyzes how algorithms change the underlying logic of knowledge dissemination, and calls on urban strategic institutions to incorporate academic infrastructure into a broader AI governance agenda.

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The Decline of American Research Universities: A Turning Point in the Global Knowledge Order and Urban Competitiveness

Chinese universities continue to close the gap, while federal political intervention deepens. American research universities are undergoing a profound structural crisis. This is not merely an educational issue—it signals a shift in the global center of knowledge production, one that will reshape the fate of cities and national competitiveness in the decades to come.

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Intelligent Restructuring of Knowledge Infrastructure: How Artificial Intelligence Reshapes the Future of Academic Communication and Information Management

From the strategic perspective of global knowledge infrastructure, this paper examines the structural transformations brought about by artificial intelligence in digital media, the humanities, and information science. Based on a mixed-methods study, the article analyzes research trends and user perceptions of AI in library and information science, pointing out that automated metadata indexing, citation analysis, and recommendation systems are becoming core mechanisms of knowledge management, while also exploring long-term challenges in interdisciplinary collaboration, transparency, and ethical governance.

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The Restructuring of AI and Knowledge Infrastructure: Deep Transformation from Academic Dissemination to Global Cognition

As artificial intelligence permeates library science, digital humanities, and knowledge dissemination systems, the infrastructure of global knowledge is undergoing a quiet yet profound power shift. Based on a recent study, this article analyzes how AI is redrawing the order of academic information, as well as the real challenges human cognition faces in the algorithmic age.

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When Libraries Learn to Think: The Strategic Metaphor of AI Reconstructing Urban Knowledge Infrastructure

A study on the application of AI in information science reflects that global urban competition is shifting from physical space to knowledge infrastructure. From a city-strategic perspective, this article analyzes how AI redefines libraries, archives, and academic communication systems, as well as the hidden urban power restructuring and governance challenges behind this.

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When Bad Research Drives AI Education Policy: Reflections from a Retraction

A meta-analysis claiming that ChatGPT significantly improves learning outcomes has been retracted, exposing the vulnerability of academic publishing and policy-making in the field of AI education. This article examines how this incident serves as a warning from the perspective of global urban and educational technology competition: in the rapid adoption of AI, we must be wary of low-quality research misleading decision-making.

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From AI-VR flipped classrooms to the competitiveness of future urban education: technology literacy is a key moderating variable.

An empirical study on Chinese primary school English learners shows that AI and VR technologies can significantly improve academic performance, but the effect is highly dependent on students' technological literacy. This finding has profound implications for global urban education strategies, digital divide governance, and future classroom design.

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Redefining the Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Urban Education Strategies and Future Human Capital

A new study shows that broad neurodevelopmental spectrum predicts children's educational outcomes better than traditional classifications. From the perspective of global urban strategy, this article analyzes how this finding can drive cities to redesign education systems to embrace neurodiversity, becoming key to future talent competitiveness.

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The City's Conscious Leadership: Trust, Cultural Intelligence, and a Long-term Strategy Beyond Self

In the era of AI acceleration and reputation transparency, cities urgently need conscious leadership—based on self-awareness, integrity, and cultural intelligence—to build trust and community resilience. This article, combined with insights from Gala Grigoreva, explores how global cities can shift from traditional growth logic to relationship-driven long-term strategies.