GIRI Research Report: Artificial intelligence and error reduction - the opportunities and challenges

The construction industry is facing growing pressure to increase productivity and quality, while managing workforce shortages and rising costs. Meanwhile, avoidable error costs the industry an estimated £10-25 billion each year.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers a compelling opportunity to address these challenges – improving accuracy, reducing waste and supporting safer, more efficient delivery. Research by McKinsey & Company in 2023 estimates that generative AI could add the equivalent of US$2.6 trillion to US$4.4 trillion annually to the global economy.

GIRI’s new report examines how AI can be used to help reduce error across the construction lifecycle, from project inception and design to practical completion and handover. The report also looks at where AI could introduce new risks in construction and how the industry should adapt and develop to manage these.

The report, written by GIRI Technology Working Group chair John Priestland draws on industry interviews, case studies and desk research to identify how AI is currently being used, what barriers to adoption exist, and what strategies will help organisations and project teams to maximise its benefits. It outlines practical use cases, best practice case studies, and guidance on safe deployment.

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