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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 ...

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.

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. 

A summary of top AI news stories in business and construction. Whatever else AI means for construction, right now it means massive new projects for the enormous amounts of infrastructure behind it. Also find out how many companies are actually using AI, Microsoft's AI-driven climate problem, and more.

A summary of top AI news stories in business and construction. AI is transformative. It is driving a burst of new constructions projects while finding application within design & construction. But there are challenges. What about explainability? And AI processing requires tremendous amounts of electric power to run; will its growth be unsustainable? 

A summary of top news stories of AI issues and adoption across businesses. These include  developers who are offering free open-source AI models in order to compete with the big proprietary companies; how AI may become most useful for AEC; steps to digitally transform your business; a smart "reality capture" system for surveyors, engineers, contractors, and a 3D-printing homebuilder who has added an AI architect! 

Stories of AI in the news: Who is saying and doing what.

AI and data analytics in the news: July 28 update.  Keeping you informed of what's going on in the media to save you time on research and following social media to keep up with what’s going on in the industry.