Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Governance-aware autonomous retail coordination in artificial intelligence cities using multi-agent reinforcement learning, blockchain accountability, and federated learningToqeer Ali Syed · Ali Akarma · Shahid Kamal · Salman Jan · Ahmad B. Alkhodre · Arshad JamalFrontiers in Artificial Intelligencedoi 10.3389/frai.2026.1942376