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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.

AI in the News – May 2024

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.

AI in the News - April 2024

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?

AI in the News - March 2024

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!

AI in the News - February 2024

A summary of top news stories of AI issues and adoption across businesses. These stories include top CIOs' priorities for capitalizing on generative AI, a course powered by AI to teach you about generative AI, the emergence of "fact checkers" to catch AI "hallucinations," and a wide-ranging interview with Scale AI Co-founder Alexander Wang on the promise and threats of the technology.