{"id":194665,"date":"2026-03-10T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/boston-tests-if-ai-agents-can-unlock-city-data\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T23:55:09","slug":"boston-tests-if-ai-agents-can-unlock-city-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/boston-tests-if-ai-agents-can-unlock-city-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Tests If AI Agents Can Unlock City Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/artificial-intelligence-2\/2026\/boston-tests-if-ai-agents-can-unlock-city-data\/\">Boston Tests If AI Agents Can Unlock City Data<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/artificial-intelligence-2\/2026\/boston-tests-if-ai-agents-can-unlock-city-data\/\">https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/artificial-intelligence-2\/2026\/boston-tests-if-ai-agents-can-unlock-city-data\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-10 19:44:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.pymnts.com\">www.pymnts.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Agent Use in Public Data<\/strong>: Boston is testing AI agents that convert static public datasets into conversational interfaces to make city data more accessible to residents.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Open Data Accessibility<\/strong>: Traditional city open data formats have led to difficulties for residents in accessing and interpreting the information, prompting efforts to improve user engagement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Model Context Protocol<\/strong>: The protocol enables AI agents to retrieve structured information from external data sources, allowing them to 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