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Episode 183: Better understanding the AI impact on the AEC industry
Episode 183: Better understanding the AI impact on the AEC industry
AI takes up a lot of oxygen in the room right now.
But when it comes to specific impacts, do we have a strong industry-wide understanding? Does anyone know?
Mark Coates, vice president of the Infrastructure Policy Advancement team at Bentley Systems, set about finding out.
His group helped lead a global study to better understand the topic, looking at AI in three main areas: readiness, risk, and returns.
In episode 183 of ASCE Plot Points, Coates discusses the survey and what the results suggest about the future of the industry.