Stamford Downtown Launches New AI Experience For Residents And Visitors

STAMFORD, CT —Stamford Downtown has launched the first phase of "Hello Lamp Post," an interactive artificial intelligence project that lets people engage with benches, planters, bus shelters and other everyday objects through QR codes.

The initiative allows residents, workers and visitors to hold text-based conversations with public fixtures to ask questions and share feedback about local spaces, restaurants, development projects and events. The goal is to make community engagement more accessible while gathering insights that can shape downtown planning and programming.

"Hello Lamp Post will provide another tool by which Stamford Downtown can communicate with residents, students, commuters and visitors," said Michael Moore, president of Stamford Downtown. "Hello Lamp Post will help Stamford Downtown to provide a wide variety of information about events, construction updates, residential and new business openings by merely accessing the many QR codes that we will install throughout our city center."

The pilot phase will run for two weeks. Downtown officials will review questions and feedback submitted during that time to refine the system and update responses before expanding the program.

Participation requires only scanning a QR code on a marked object. No app, registration or fee is required, and conversations are available in multiple languages.

The project was supported by the City of Stamford, Simply Signs and Trans-Ad Outdoor Ltd.

Residents and visitors can try out this Hello Lamp Post link.