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Keep up to dateBy Thomas Lane2023-05-17T06:00:00
Continuing our series looking at artificial intelligence in construction, Thomas Lane asks how machine learning might evolve to benefit the industry
Most of the machine learning tools in construction have been developed by large, well-resourced companies. Tools such as ChatGPT are readily available, so could they be useful to those who do not have the resources to develop their own tools?
Amit Puri, head of technical solutions for construction in Europe at Autodesk, says that as these tools are relatively new, people are yet to find meaningful uses in construction. He says Autodesk’s customers are experimenting with these technologies and have used them to write computer code for new applications to interface with the company’s products, such as the ability to put YouTube videos into BIM package Revit.
“The ability that ChatGPT has to give you examples of, and write code for you, is very powerful,” he says. He adds that people are only beginning to discover the potential of ChatGPT and speculates that it could be useful for tasks such as taking meeting minutes, creating checklists and formulas for Excel spreadsheets.
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