b'(continued from page 10)Thanks to the mix of AI and Juneaus experience, the project is on schedule despite Knoxvilles unique geology, which makes below-grade work unpredictable. Lot of caverns, deep rock, shallow rockits kind of jagged, Hale says.AI can feel the same way. Its a little scary. But Hale views AI as a toolnot a threat. I dont think its going to take our jobs, by any means, but its making things we used to do slowly go a lot faster, he says. We used to go back and look at pictures and try to figure out how many bricks so-and-so is laying every week. Now, instantly, without effort, we can see that for any space, any timeframe, any activity on the job. Its taking tedious tasks and organizing the data and turning it into something we can use. That view is important, because AI isnt going away. Herrala shares a quote she heard at a recent conference: Moving forward, there will be two types of leaders. Those who leverage AIand those who become irrelevant.BY KEN BUDDKen Budd is a writer and editor based in Wash-ington, D.C. He is the author of a memoir, The Voluntourist.21'