Beyond the noise surrounding its arrival – and the claims of everything from previously-unimaginable efficiency and prosperity on the one hand, to mass unemployment and dystopia on the other – there is no doubting that artificial intelligence is set to change the world. Like it or not, AI is here to stay.

That said, the obvious question for architects – and indeed anybody with a job – is how is this all going to affect me? While this is not yet completely clear, for architects it looks like it will have a role to play in streamlining design processes, optimising building performance, improving sustainability, and so on.

On top of this, given that architectural practices are after all businesses, AI will affect them in the same ways it affects businesses of any type.

The focus of this session of CPD Live lands very much on this last point. Acknowledging that AI represents nothing short of “a structural change in business”, our speakers will outline how to use it on a daily basis. They will explain how architectural practices can employ this startling new technology to form strategy, automate workflows, help their teams increase the value of their work, and more.

At the end of this presentation, you should be able to:

Explain why AI represents a structural change for businesses of all types, including architectural practices
Outline the role that AI can play in facilitating effective leadership
Explain the ways AI can be used for business planning and delivery
Outline the role that AI can play in managing team capacity