S10E216: CaSA Digital Community of Practice Fight Night

About this episode

This episode features a lively panel debate on the impact of AI on project delivery and industry practices.

We recently hosted the Controls and Skills Authority Digital Community of Practice Fight Night in Birmingham. This lively panel debate explores the impact of AI on project delivery, jobs, and industry practices. Experts challenge the notion that AI is just a tool or a threat, examining cultural, technical, and structural factors shaping AI adoption in construction and beyond. 3 Fights Culture is the No.1 Enabler for AI Adoption - Ronald Dyer vs Andrew Knight AI is just a tool, it won't replace jobs - Lisa Silander vs Marco Frisenda AI Does Not Improve Project Delivery - Sarah Crawley vs Kashan Ratyal https://www.controlsandskills.co.uk/

People in this episode

Hosts: Dale Foong, Val Matthews

Guests: Ronald Dyer, Andrew Knight, Lisa Silander, Marco Frisenda, Sarah Crawley, Kashan Ratyal

Topics covered

• AI in project delivery
• impact of AI on jobs
• cultural factors in AI adoption
• technical factors in AI adoption
• structural factors in AI adoption
• panel debate
• construction industry practices

Keywords

• AI
• project delivery
• jobs
• construction
• panel debate
• Cultural factors
• technical factors
• structural factors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Controls and Skills Authority

Places: Birmingham

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