Episode 70 - Using AI to Replace Surveyors feat. Phil Che...

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The construction industry has a people problem. Across markets, firms are struggling to hire and retain building surveyors, quantity surveyors, project managers, and estimators. The demand for construction is growing, regulation is increasing, risk is rising, and yet more people are leaving the industry than entering.In today's episode we're talking to Phil Chell, CEO and Co-founder of Chiron.ai, to explore a controversial but necessary question:What if the solution isn’t hiring more surveyors, but replacing parts of the role altogether?What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:- Where have all the surveyors gone?- Why AI is needed in these professions- Efficiency vs hiring more people- How far behind construction really is..You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4cApple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdKWe would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/Phil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philchell/KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dkThanks for listening!

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