b'THE OFFICIAL NFBA MAGAZINELEGAL RISKS AND CONSIDERATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEWBUSINESS MANAGEMENTKellen ShearinBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCThe Role of Artificial Intelligence inKeyLegalRisksofAI Construction IntegrationAI in the constructionLiability Issuesapplications industry include project managementOne key area of concern under existing tools, predictive maintenance, safetylaw is negligence and a companys duty monitoring systems, design automation, and riskof care. Construction companies have a legal obligation assessment platforms. These technologies allowto ensure their operations do not cause harm. For companies to streamline operations, anticipateexample, if a company uses AI to oversee jobsite safety challenges, and implement data-driven decision- or structural integrity, it must ensure that the system is making strategies. adequately tested, maintained, and supervised. Failing While the benefits are compelling, they mustto provide appropriate human oversightrelying blindly be weighed against the accompanying legal andon outputs generated from an AI too may expose the company to negligence claims, especially if it results in compliance concerns. Companies must navigate aavoidable accidents.dynamic and complex regulatory environment, as AIProduct liability is another significant legal consideration. technologies continue to outpace the developmentIf a defect in the AI software or hardware directly causes of legal frameworks governing their use. an incident, liability may shift to the manufacturer or the 12 / FRAME BUILDER - VOL6 4'