Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the built environment professionals

Abstract

Human race, and its habitat – mainly the cities, have not seen the kind of growth seen today, ever in the known history. It is at the cusp of evolution where solutions cannot be normal, it demands disruptive change. And if it is for humans, then humans better learn to manage and adapt to disruptive thinking and technologies. The construction sector is on the edge of a coming inevitable radical change. The technological advancements (e.g., Self-healing concrete, Kinetic Roads, Photovoltaic glazing, Modular construction, Cloud collaboration, asset mapping, predictive software, 3D printing of buildings, Virtual Reality, etc.) will offer many opportunities, instead of
shying away, it must be embraced. Partnering between policymakers, education institutes and private players is essential. It is a conventional wisdom that high skilled segment of the workforce is the only answer in the ‘Post Knowledge’ ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI)’
driven world which we are going to encounter head-on soon. If so, what skills would be required? It is strongly believed though that rather than the product, the ‘process’ needs to be improved. What is also more interesting is to study what can be the solution to manage the impact of this inevitable disruption caused by these technologies and thinking?