The recent Design & Make Summit in Sydney saw discussions around how Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are disrupting Australia’s construction industry “faster than most of us expected”.
Design & Make Summit is an annual thought leadership event held by Autodesk and brings together business leaders and subject matter experts from the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Design and Manufacturing industries to learn about the latest trends, insights and technologies that are shaping industries and making the future.
Jim Lynch, senior vice president & general manager, Autodesk Construction at Autodesk, says, “Many of us thought the future of work would happen, you know… in the future. But then the workplace changed a lot faster than most of us expected. And it’s not done changing. AI has arrived, with implications that are looming large for all of us.”
“We’ve gone from just sharing files in the cloud to collaborating in the cloud. From seeing data as a problem to be managed, to realising it’s an opportunity to be tapped. And from talking about the promise of AI to making real progress adopting it,” says Lynch.
“However, we are seeing businesses every day using AI to mitigate some of these challenges. Across Asia Pacific, construction businesses are adopting AI for predictive insights; to identify opportunities to improve profitability; generative design; and even subcontractor evaluations,” he says.
As a result, the AEC industry is seeing improved efficiency, cost reductions, greater competitive advantage, and increased revenue.
Image: Jim Lynch, senior vice president & general manager, Autodesk Construction at Autodesk / Supplied.
