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AI in the News 12/23/24

In the news, Open AI has a puported "game changing" model o3 coming in January, while its ChatGPT 5.0 "Orion" has fallen behind schedule. Google will add a new AI-mode to its search. Greater safety and efficiency is ahead for construction. Also see press releases including Suffolk's use of Boomi and the agreement between Skyline Robotics and Alimak Group, and the release of a couple forecast reports now available.

AI In Construction News - 12/16/24

Our news roundup starts with "How the AI Revolution will influence what we build and how we build it" from MileHighCRE. Catch a local story out of Rochester on AI, drones & robotics, and a case study on leveraging AI for a high-rise residential project in Durham, NC. Also, find a piece on how integration of AI in construction contracts is revolutionizing the legal landscape and a McKinsey report on securing a career in the face of an AI future. Wrap up with a story on partnering for success in data center development.

AI In Construction News - 12/02/24

In the news, Autodesk’s Amit Puri offers an assessment of how AI can address construction’s skills and talent shortage. Tribe, an company that creates AI applications offers “AI in Construction in 2024 and Beyond: Use Cases and Benefits” – a nice summary of AI applications in our industry. Also find several new stories about AI as applied to electrical contracting. Plus, press releases from Procore and Earthcam.

AI in Construction News 11/18/2024

In the news this week: Bridging the talent gap, the benefits of using AI in construction, OpenAI releases an infrastructure blueprint for the U.S., what RAG is, money raised by Document Crunch, the concrete industry's CO2 problem, and more.

What's Going On? AI in Construction News 10/21/24

What's going on in the News? Well, generative AI hallucinates (despite its inability to ingest mushrooms). But once the problem was recognized, technologists have been taking steps to reduce hallucinations. In generative AI, “hallucinating” means, in essence, making up sometimes-fantastic answers, like a sixth grader who didn’t read the book for their report. Or a politician. There are still some things only humans can do ...

What's Going On - AI in the News October 14, 2024

A scan of the news shows an industry adopting and adapting AI even as some of the hype subsides. Nevertheless, it’s clear that AI can help the construction industry in important ways, particularly regarding the management of the huge amounts of data involved in construction. Here's a glimpse of what's going on.

What’s Going On? AI in the News October 7, 2024

AI Hype has been everywhere you look for the past 12 – 18 months, even as it relates to that bastion of technical conservatism, construction. Gartner, Inc., the American technological research and consulting firm, tracks new technologies through its Hype Cycle. In the context of the construction industry, where do generative and other AI technologies fall on the Gartner Hype Cycle? Plus news headlines ...

What’s Going On? AI in the News

Here what's going on ... A survey of top AI news stories in construction. Exciting predictions of AI benefits for the construction industry continue apace. But notes of realism and practicality are being voiced more widely as well. Read on.

Literature Review Extols Growing Benefits of AI in Construction Projects

Are you on the fence about whether artificial intelligence (AI) has a helpful role in your upcoming construction project? Then, it is probably worth knowing about a new peer-reviewed paper published in "Sustainable Cities and Society." The article surveys growing evidence of AI's potential for substantial impact on predictive maintenance, safety monitoring, resource optimization and quality control. Here's a summary.

Mordor Report Bullish on AI Growth in Construction

As construction industry professionals continue to grapple with how or even whether to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their projects, a new market forecast expects the AI market to soar to $11.85 billion by 2029. “Artificial intelligence in the construction industry is experiencing a digital transformation,” says the new forecast from Mordor Intelligence.

AI in the News - June 28

In the News: Leveling Up Design and Collaboration, Construction Document Mining, New AI Mapping Tool, Autodesk amping up its broad portfolio of solutions with generative AI, John Holland embraces generative AI, Turner uses AI in contracts drafting, Europe and Asia alternatively claimed a leaders in use AI in construction, and GHD and CEMEX both find application for AI in their respective businesses.

AI in the News - June 2024

Recent AI news headlines and briefs relevant to companies in the construction industry: Should you rely on young staff for AI technical expertise? ChatGPT-4o is free--why subscribe? AGC and Mercator.ai Partner. AI can help with your heavy equipment maintenance. And a look at challenges of AI.