This article follows Dunham's piece on the recently released Claude-3.5. Here David discusses Claude’s “Projects” feature and one way he's used it to add efficiency to some of his safety-related tasks. You can use it to save time on a wide range of text- and document-generation tasks.

Panelists at the AI + Digital Excellence in Construction virtual summit last month (July) told attendees that artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies are beginning to drive some construction projects directly and proactively rather than lingering on the sidelines as they have mainly in the past. 

Calling artificial intelligence (AI) a “potentially transformative technology” in the construction industry, Nate Fuller, founder of Placer Solutions, believes it will “unlock new business opportunities [and better] position [industry] for the future.” He was speaking at the AI + Digital Excellence in Construction Virtual Summit organized by Placer in collaboration with the Association of General contractors.

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.

In previous articles here on employing AI to support various aspects of construction safety, I have primarily relied on ChatGPT as the go-to generative AI tool for text generation. Other models haven’t shown themselves to be as useful, creative, reliable or fast as the latest ChatGPT model. That may have changed with the release of Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet ...

There is a bit of a "chicken and egg" issue when adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in the construction industry. While most survey participants and thought leaders acknowledge AI's tremendous potential, stubborn barriers remain and have hindered adoption rates. While some of those barriers may be more psychological, experts say others are grounded in day-to-day reality.

The application of AI to analysis of site photos and digital scans is set to boost construction productivity. Speakers at a recent webinar urge companies to embrace AI. “Artificial intelligence (AI) is here and probably going to be around forever,” Austin Lay, reality capture technologies manager at Layton Construction, told attendees of the June 19 webinar, Why construction companies need to embrace digital transformation.