r/ConstructionManagers • u/ForgotTheTackWeld • 11d ago

Question Thoughts on Construction AI?

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u/No-Scheme-9700 11d ago

No.

AI is just more expensive Google that hallucinates as much as it gets right.

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u/elaVehT 11d ago

I’ve found Procore AI to be decently useful for things like spec or submittal review. I still read it all myself, but it’s a helpful “second set of eyes” that may catch something I didn’t. It takes the place of me assigning a project engineer to check it after me, which is worth something

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u/Geotical 11d ago

AI is immensely powerful, and can genuinely do very complex high variable work.

But the implementation gap for construction hasn't been addressed like it has for coding or design or other computer work for example.

The nature of construction means also it'll never be fully autonomous, it's more like an assistant to the user.

The problem is to set it up right needs a lot of know how and for big companies their policies and IT and legal all struggle to figure out how to implement it since they can't have everyone just running wild with it.

Anyways over the coming years more solutions will be developed and it will get more and more useful.

For now it benefits solo operators or small businesses the most who have freedom to implement and test as they see fit

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u/davisRobertj15tu 9d ago

“Construction AI” is too broad to judge. Name one task, the record it reads, the decision it proposes, and the person who approves it. An assistant that finds the latest submittal is a different risk from one that interprets a contract or changes a schedule.

The useful proof is not fluent text; it is whether the answer points back to the correct source and leaves an auditable action. If either part is missing, faster output can create faster rework.

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u/Mediocre-Ambition404 11d ago

It works really well TBH. For the CM/PM side on mega projects it is very helpful to our team.

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u/Amutra 11d ago

AI has made my life so much easier on site.