Technology AI assists tanker driver safety Artificial intelligence is being used to help prevent fatigue and unsafe driving in cement tanker drivers. The Driver Status Monitoring System, developed by Spillard Vehicle Safety Systems, uses in-cab cameras…
Analysis Architects vs AI: the battle for the future starts now How do architects feel about AI? How are they using it and how will they use it in the future? And how should academia address AI in architecture education?
Explainers Making the most of AI: treat it like a new colleague How can you make the most of AI? BIM Academy digital consultant Murillo Piazzi, fresh from his appearance in the Digital Construction Summit’s AI debate, offers his tips for getting on with your new virtual colleague.
News Blaming AI is like saying the dog ate my homework “Saying the AI got it wrong is like saying the dog ate my homework.” So said Buro Happold global director of commercial, legal and digital risks May Winfield in the opening session of the Digital Construction Summit.
Opinion How AI can help CIOB members maintain their CPD AI and machine learning could help the Chartered Institute of Building and its members to personalise training and CPD, suggests David Stockdale FCIOB.
Analysis Is construction ready for artificial intelligence? The annual Construction Management and BIMplus survey sought your views on the year’s hot topic: artificial intelligence – is it construction’s friend or foe?
News AI and machine learning to take on water pollution Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is being used to tackle water pollution and climate change in a project set to go national and global.
News AI with human touch needed to reduce bias in climate planning Artificial intelligence used to plan and mitigate climate change can be skewed if incomplete data sets are used – and a human touch is needed to redress the balance, say researchers.
Opinion AI: construction’s friend or foe? It’s time you stopped worrying and learned to love AI, says Richard Steer.
News Atkins-Jacobs JV tests AI and ML to enable self-monitoring bridges An Atkins-Jacobs JV will lead trials this summer of new technology to enable the development of self-monitoring and self-maintaining bridges. Technologies likely to be tested include AI and machine learning.
News AI: fear the apocalypse or embrace the revolution? While senior technology developers and gurus are calling for greater regulation of AI, citing the worst case scenarios, a new survey suggests the built environment is on the brink of embracing the technology – within limits.
Opinion AI’s role in the built environment’s future We have not yet seen the full impact of AI in the built environment, says Emily Scoones of Ramboll. She muses on the ways in which the technology will benefit the industry.
News In pictures | AI innovation park planned in Germany Dutch architect MVRDV has won a competition to design the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (Ipai) campus in Heilbronn, south-west Germany.
Technology Video | AI-driven painting robot aims to address skills shortage A new AI-driven painting and decorating robot could help address a shortage of skilled painters and decorators on larger-scale housing projects, its backers claim.
News Housing association tests AI and machine learning to cut costs A Yorkshire-based housing association is to trial the use of artificial intelligence to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
News Trust and transparency key to National AI Strategy Trust and transparency are key parts of the government’s new National AI Strategy.
News ALICE? Who the heck is ALICE? ALICE is an AI construction sequencing platform that’s already found success in the US and the Far East, and it’s now being introduced in the UK. BIM+ caught up with…
News Buildots raises $30m to grow AI image capture tech Buildots, the AI construction tech company, has announced a $30m (£21.5m) Series B investment round.