When AI Relies On The Wrong Version

<p>On today&#39;s show we&#39;re going to talk about a disease that affects almost every organization. It&#39;s a disease that can cost a ton of money, delay projects, create disputes between business partners, and undermine the quality of decisions.</p><p>I&#39;ve coined a new word to describe this disease. I&#39;m calling it versionitis.</p><p>Versionitis is what happens when a project becomes negatively impacted by someone relying on the wrong version of a document, a drawing, a spreadsheet, or some other source of information.</p><p>The problem is not new. But artificial intelligence is making versionitis potentially much more dangerous.</p><p>Imagine you&#39;re developing a 100-unit apartment building. The architect has prepared a set of drawings. Those drawings have gone through several revisions as the project moves through design development, permitting, and construction.</p><p>At some point, the structural engineer receives a set of architectural drawings and designs the structural system around them.</p><p>Meanwhile, the architect makes a change to the location of a mechanical shaft. The revised drawing gets distributed to some members of the design team, but not everyone.</p><p>The structural engineer continues working from the earlier version.</p><p>The discrepancy might not become apparent until the contractor discovers that a structural beam is occupying the same space as the mechanical ductwork.</p><p>Now there&#39;s a problem.</p><p>Someone needs to redesign the structure, reroute the mechanical system, or perhaps both. Depending on when the conflict is discovered, the cost could be relatively minor or extremely expensive.</p><p>Nobody necessarily made a mistake in their engineering calculations. The problem was that two competent professionals were working from two different versions of reality.</p><p>That&#39;s versionitis.</p><p>If you give AI access to the directory structure on your computer, how do you know which files it relied upon for its analysis? </p><p>-------------</p><p>**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:**<br> Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1</a>)  <br> iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-