b'YOUR TOOLKIT FOR BUILDING EXCELLENCEOne term that has transitioned from industry- Manyresearchersandacademicsbroadly specific jargon to everyday conversation, primarilyseparate AI into three categoriesArtificial due to the disruptive impact of OpenAIs ChatGPT,Superintelligence(ASI),ArtificialGeneral is artificial intelligence (AI). DistinguishingIntelligence(AGI)andArtificialNarrow between the hype and reality of AIs capabilitiesIntelligence (ANI). ASI is where machines become can be difficult, given its prominence in todaysself-aware and surpass human intellect. This form conversations.Itstimetocutthroughtheof AI is merely hypothetical. AGI, or strong AI, is noise and discuss how AI is truly changing thethe concept of a machine with general intelligence construction industrywithout invoking images ofthat simulates human intelligence and behaviors, autonomous humanoid robots capable of climbingwith the ability to learn and solve any problem a ladder to terminate wire or anything else. the way we do. This too remains in the realm of Theres an ever-growing communication gapscience fiction, with a leading MIT roboticist between AIs most vocal advocates and averagepredicting that AGI wont arrive until the year 2300.business owners or executives. Some may beArtificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI), or weak overly optimistic, believing that AI can solveAI, is designed to complete a single task without alltheconstructionindustrysproblems,human assistance. It is trained to do one thing and whileothersmightavoidthetechnologyautomatically apply the knowledge gained from altogetherduetofearsofjobdisplacementperforming that task to the next. Its function is oralackofunderstandingitsapplications. narrow in scope. Some currently utilized ANI What is often missing from the conversationmodels are in smart speakers, self-driving cars, web about AI is a practical understanding of itssearches, AI farming and manufacturing. ANI is capabilities, along with a perspective that iswidely used in industry today and has the potential neither too optimistic nor too pessimistic, butto reshape construction operations in the future.rather realistic. Developing a realistic view isExample: Futuristic Farmingessential for many contractors as they determineOne success story in AI involves an agriculture their defensive and offensive strategies. Howstart-up company called Blue River Technology, do we protect ourselves from the implicationsagrassrootseffortstartedbytwograduate associated with our works exposure to AI, orstudents.Thefoundersbeganbymanually what many researchers are studying as a means totakingpicturesinthefieldwithhandheld explore possible job displacement, and how do wecameras to train their AI model, then started leverage the technology to remain competitive? selling their product to one farmer at a time. Demystifying AI BlueRiverdevelopedandfieldedreal-time Artificial intelligence refers to computer systemsautonomous agriculture robots that see and spray.thatcansimulatecertainaspectsofhumanThese tractor attachments use computer vision that intelligence to execute tasks such as problem- combines cameras and algorithms to distinguish solving, decision making and learning. However,between weeds and crops, and sprays herbicides its important to note that current AI models areon only the weeds. This AI-enhanced technology limited in their abilities and can only performreduced chemical usage by more than 90%, resulting specific tasks they have been trained to do. In otherin tremendous cost savings. John Deere ultimately words, they lack the flexibility and adaptabilityacquired Blue River for $305 million in 2017.of human intelligence. Put simply, AI is designedThe Business Value of AIto perform one task at a time and cannot easily switch between tasks or perform new ones. The global AI market is projected to increase continued on page: 19 continued on page: 20 FRAME BUILDER - AUG023 / 19'