{"id":134435,"date":"2023-11-07T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=134435"},"modified":"2023-11-07T14:21:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T14:21:41","slug":"large-language-models-ai-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/bim-news\/large-language-models-ai-construction\/134435\/","title":{"rendered":"AI, large language models and the construction industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are standing on the brink of an AI revolution that will reshape not only professions, organisations and projects but also our day-to-day lives. James Bowles of Freeform explores the potential impact of large language models across the construction sector<\/h2>\n

Imagine sometime in the near future. You return to your desk after a holiday and ask, \u201cMorning Jarvis, any updates? Where should we focus this week? Who should I be catching up with in priority order?\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an understatement to say that AI is about to change our professional lives. Recent leaps forward in AI<\/a> have captured our collective imaginations.<\/p>\n

With the release of tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney<\/a>, it\u2019s clear that some AI tools are migrating from research labs to our daily lives. The exponential adoption, exciting new features (seemingly pushed daily), and a glimpse at the huge opportunity have added to the hype. We now stand on the edge of what is arguably a deeper technological revolution than the printing press, computers or the internet.<\/p>\n

And what will this mean for our industry? How will \u201cthe great intelligence unlock\u201d change our professions, institutions, organisations, and projects?<\/p>\n

The future is coming at us, fast<\/h3>\n

With every emerging technology or innovation comes the inevitable question, \u201cit looks awesome, but what problem is it solving?\u201d<\/p>\n

AI is simply too big to pin to a particular problem, or set of problems, in our industry. It\u2019s the same as asking \u201cwhat problem will the internet solve for our industry?\u201d back in 1980.<\/p>\n

If we force ourselves to be reductive, we could say the internet speeded things up. And the same will be true of the AI revolution<\/a> that is about to sweep over us. It will speed pretty much everything up.<\/p>\n

Throw in exciting developments in quantum computing, and we\u2019ll soon have exponentially more power and compute speed. It will speed up communication, improve collaboration and automate large parts of projects and organisations.<\/p>\n

But what does this mean on the ground and what should we be preparing for?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to predict exact timelines, but change is coming soon. Think months and years, not decades. One thing is certain- the magnitude of change will be significant.<\/p>\n

To keep things focused, I\u2019ll concentrate on one type of AI: large language models (LLMs), such as Google\u2019s Bard<\/a>, Meta\u2019s Llama,<\/a> ChatGPT<\/a> or Anthropic\u2019s Claude<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What industry issues could AI improve or resolve?<\/h3>\n