I have considered Leisti a (rarely) sensible CEO when it comes to AI matters, and this podcast episode gives me no reason to change that opinion.
The figures regarding the potential cost savings in the sector made me see the industry’s high bankruptcy numbers in a new light. If the pioneers are reaping the benefits presented in the episode, the only consequence can be the withering away of weaker competitors and the rapid growth of the more agile ones. There is certainly room in the construction market for new entrepreneurs who aren’t burdened by the mental baggage of the past, and it can be an advantage not to have been trained in the “old school” way, cementing attitudes into the “this is how it’s always been done” mold.
The best tool would actually be one that doesn’t carry an “AI” label, which provides an opportunity for full-on resistance (braking). As stated in the episode, it is not a binary choice of “100 percent AI” or nothing; the figure fluctuates somewhere in between depending on the task and the problem. Undoubtedly, the maturity of a company’s processes also affects the kind of help AI can provide. AI is not ketchup that you can just squirt onto a thick layer of bad cooking without a second thought to cover it up. Garbage in, garbage out.