{"id":848950,"date":"2025-05-17T09:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T14:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/17\/contractors-tout-tech-as-ai-arms-race-continues\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T09:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T14:12:10","slug":"contractors-tout-tech-as-ai-arms-race-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/17\/contractors-tout-tech-as-ai-arms-race-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractors tout tech as AI arms race continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>An article from<\/span><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d12v9rtnomnebu.cloudfront.net\/logo\/printer_friendly\/constructiondive.jpg\" alt=\"site logo\">\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<p>                Dive Brief<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Big builders are exploring ways to use artificial intelligence to train employees and solve business problems.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><br \/>\n        Published May 16, 2025<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/editors\/mthibault\/\"><br \/>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1b6lhn2ymmy1x.cloudfront.net\/journalist-headshots\/thibault-matthew-circle-150x150.png\" alt=\"Matthew Thibault's headshot\"><br \/>\n                            <\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/1AMsyZYETFaNjDtCHvk28NZLdZXFiUXK0_-zmlBnkEU\/g:ce\/rs:fill:1200:675:1\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0xNjY0NDA5MDAxLmpwZw==.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"   alt=\"A person wearing a white hard hat and yellow-green safety vest points a tablet at an under-construction ceiling. The software in the tablet adds\"><\/p>\n<figcaption>\n<p>        <span><br \/>\n            sorn340 via Getty Images<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>As artificial intelligence continues to gain prominence in the construction world, two large builders are touting their new solutions as effective tools of the trade.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Granite Construction and Skanska have shared in-house tools that the building firms are applying to current jobs, known as Asphalt Guru and Safety Sidekick, respectively.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Watsonville, California-based Granite\u2019s Asphalt Guru is an <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/investor.graniteconstruction.com\/news-and-events\/press-releases\/year\/2025\/04-23-2025\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>artificial intelligence learning platform<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. Swedish builder Skanska announced the launch of its Safety Sidekick application, an AI-powered assistant designed to transform job site safety, according to an <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250429414328\/en\/Skanska-Launches-Safety-Sidekick-AI-Tool-to-Advance-Job-Site-Safety-Across-the-U.S.\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>April 24 news release<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The rollouts mark a continuation of a broader trend across the building industry since AI entered the world stage a little over two and a half years ago \u2014 contractors are looking for ways to add AI to their workflows, and hope to capitalize on the tech in order to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/ai-arms-race-builders-construction-2025\/736685\/\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>gain an edge over the competition<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As AI becomes more widely used and bucks its fringe status, that edge can lead to tangible, publicized benefits. Granite, for example, recently took home the Innovator of the Year award from the Associated General Contractors&#8217; annual conference for its use of its Asphalt Guru platform.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Asphalt Guru uses 900 pages of interview transcripts and thousands of documents, combined with external data like OSHA injuries, DOT standards and industry articles, to help train its asphalt paving team, according to the news release. More than 400 Granite employees have already used the platform, which has answered more than 1,000 questions, per the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be recognized for a tool that preserves the expertise of our paving professionals,\u201d said Daniel Mekis, Granite CI project manager, in the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>It\u2019s now integrated into the company\u2019s Asphalt Basics E-Learning program, and available via mobile devices in the field.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On Skanska\u2019s side, Safety Sidekick serves as a digital companion for workers and leaders at every level by consolidating Skanska\u2019s EHS Manual, OSHA construction standards and supplemental safety documentation into one streamlined, easily accessible resource available on both mobile and desktop platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A more general variation of the tech, known solely as Sidekick, has been <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/sidekick-skanskas-ai-construction-chatbot\/709350\/\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>in use at Skanska since December 2023<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The Safety Sidekick falls under the builder\u2019s suite of Expert Sidekicks, which are tools built with specific information for each purpose.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>&#8220;These tools empower our people to turn data \u2013 including our enterprise knowledge \u2013 into actionable insights that better support our project teams and deliver more value to our customers,&#8221; said Anita Nelson, chief strategy officer at Skanska USA Building, in the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/ai-granite-skanska-safety-award-innovation\/746909\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Matthew Thibault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An article from Dive Brief Big builders are exploring ways to use artificial intelligence to train employees and solve business problems. 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