MIT Proves AI Agrees With Everything - Delusional Spiraling, Shepherd Raises $42M & Why 96% Projects Are Over Budget

"AI told them the idea was great. They built the whole thing. It was wrong."In this episode of Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, Owen, Martin and Dustin unpack why AI models are built to agree with you — and why that's genuinely dangerous in construction. They also tear apart the claim that 96% of projects overrun on budget (spoiler: it's not a design problem), then sit down with Justin Levine, CEO of Shepherd Insurance, fresh off a $42M Series B, to talk about what it actually looks like to automate commercial insurance from the ground up.Watch now to uncover:AI sycophancy, MIT's "delusional spiraling" research, and the real-world construction risksWhy budget overrun stats might be measuring the wrong thingShepherd's vision for fully autonomous underwriting — and how they're already running at 5x industry capacityThe plan to price a commercial insurance submission in real time, during a live broker meeting"By the time that meeting ends, we want that account to be fully priced and ready to go." — Justin Levine, CEO, Shepherd InsuranceWatch the full episode on Bricks, Bucks and Bytes YouTube Channel. Link in the comments. #aec #construction #constructiontech #bricksbucksandbytes #bricksbytes #ai #insurance #vcChapters00:00 Intro01:00 Delusions Spiraling: The Impact of AI on Perception 24:42 Budget Overruns in the AEC Industry: A Deep Dive 29:53 The Role of Technology in Construction: Enhancing or Hindering? 30:09 Understanding Budget Overruns in Construction 32:51 The Role of A16Z in Construction Tech 36:09 Shepherd's $42 Million Series B Funding 42:02 Autonomous Underwriting: A New Era in Insurance 49:26 The Future of Brokers in Construction Insurance 53:13 Self-Insurance and Risk Management in Construction 01:01:25 The Benefits of Autonomous Underwriting for Clients