{"id":23902,"date":"2023-12-14T14:34:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/artificial-intelligence-technology-news-7-2022\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:34:42","slug":"artificial-intelligence-technology-news-7-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/artificial-intelligence-technology-news-7-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Intelligence Technology News 7\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>Here are the topics covered in the <strong>July 2022<\/strong> AI issue of the AEC Business Newsletter. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/subscribe-to-aec-business-bulletin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-six-things-to-know-about-ai\">Six things to know about AI<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re worried that AI might put you out of a job, read Phil Bernstein\u2019s July 2022 article in the RIBA Journal. He has some reassurance and realism to put your mind at ease.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ribaj.com\/intelligence\/six-things-architects-should-know-about-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\">Read the article<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>a16z leads $6.5M seed round for Adaptive, construction software and fintech play<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Adaptive, an 11-month-old startup that has set out to give construction teams better tools to manage their back offices, has raised $6.5 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/07\/07\/andreessen-horowitz-leads-6-5m-seed-round-for-adaptive-which-operates-at-the-intersection-of-construction-software-and-fintech\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AMC Bridge Releases Construction Safety-Hard-hat Detector<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine-based AMC Bridge releases construction safety-hard-hat detector. Using machine learning and image recognition techniques the detector identifies workers who are not wearing hard hats on a construction site.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.com\/story\/amc-bridge-releases-construction-safety-hard-hat-detector\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chicago Build 2022<\/h2>\n<p>Chicago Build (October 13 \u2013 14, McCormick Place), the largest construction &amp; design show for the Midwest, is back and bigger than ever! AEC Business is an event partner.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobuildexpo.com\/aec\" target=\"_blank\">Limited free tickets are available<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TestFit, the Maker of an AI-Powered Building Configurator, Gets $20 Million Funding<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/12\/TestFit-founders.webp 1920w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TestFit-founders-1200x801.jpg 1200w,https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TestFit-founders-768x512.webp 768w,https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TestFit-founders-1536x1025.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/12\/TestFit-founders.jpg\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/12\/TestFit-founders.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TestFit-founders-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TestFit-founders-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TestFit-founders-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-2014170 lazyload sp-no-webp\" alt=\"TestFit founders\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/noscript><figcaption>TestFit\u2019s founders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TestFit Inc., the maker of an interactive AI-powered real estate feasibility software, has announced $20 million in Series A financing led by Parkway Venture Capital, bringing the total company financing to $22 million.<\/p>\n<p>TestFit\u2019s building configurator helps real estate developers, architects, urban planners, and more to solve site plans in seconds. Development deals for multifamily, commercial, and industrial building types can be rapidly evaluated with TestFit.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/testfit-the-maker-of-an-ai-powered-building-configurator-gets-20-million-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Responsible AI is at the Core of Ensuring Safety in Construction?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAutomated Construction Monitoring through video analytics has brought about a new dawn to the industry. With AI in construction, companies are now able to uphold high degrees of safety compliances and productivity in construction jobsites,\u201d writes Gary Ng, the Founder &amp; CEO of viAct.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfirstmagazine.com\/why-responsible-ai-is-at-the-core-of-ensuring-safety-in-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learning to Walk in the Real World in 1 Hour<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This four-legged robot is special because it learned to walk all this by itself in 60 minutes without being shown what to do in a computer simulation. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, used an AI technique called reinforcement learning, which trains algorithms by rewarding them for desired actions, to train the robot to walk from scratch in the real world.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xAXvfVTgqr0\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AI disruption is already here, even if we don\u2019t notice it<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe age of AI disruption is already here, even if we don\u2019t always notice it. Businesses that embrace AI will be the ones that reap the rewards and reach new heights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2022\/07\/17\/ai-disruption-is-already-here-even-if-we-dont-notice-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ThroughPut Inc. Announces New AI-powered Supply Chain Capabilities for the Cement Industry to Stride Through Market Disruptions &amp; Erratic Supply Chain Uncertainties<\/h2>\n<p>ThroughPut, the Industrial AI supply chain pioneer, is partnering with leading cement and building materials innovators to reduce the global cement supply chain waste and leap ahead faster of the status-quo.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/throughput-inc-announces-ai-powered-150400558.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kwant Expands Its Connected Construction Solution<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/12\/kwant.jpg\" alt=\"Kwant connected construction\" class=\"wp-image-2014083 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/12\/kwant.jpg\" alt=\"Kwant connected construction\" class=\"wp-image-2014083 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/12\/kwant.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kwant-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kwant-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/kwant-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Kwant\u2019s AI-powered technology currently connects more than 50,000 workers for large-scale projects within construction, manufacturing, affordable housing, and infrastructure sites. Kwant has already been deployed across multiple large-scale projects. They have proven success with industry leaders such as DPR Construction, Delta, Alberici, McCarthy, Delta, Fairstead, and Walbridge.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/kwant-expands-its-connected-construction-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/artificial-intelligence-technology-news-7-2022\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the topics covered in the July 2022 AI issue of the AEC Business Newsletter. 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