EP 016911 July 2023 · 54 min
The Impact Of Tech And AI On The Built Environment And Profession Of Architecture, Ft. Jordan Harris
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Technology and AI are changing the built environment, but the useful question is not whether tools are impressive. It is where they save time, improve thinking and create better professional judgement.
Stephen Drew speaks with Jordan Harris about AI, generative design, BIM, visualisation, coding, the metaverse and the skills architecture professionals need as technology becomes part of everyday practice.
The conversation covers:
How AI tools learn and why they can make unpredictable mistakes
Where visualisation and BIM tools can improve design workflows
Why automation is strongest when it removes repetitive work
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Hello everyone. Make sure that Facebook, Google aren't watching. We're gonna be talking about ai. We're gonna be talking about tech generative design. Is your job gonna be replaced? Who knows? Maybe your employer will have a script by the time this podcast ends, which will replace your job. I'm only choking or be revealed in 15 seconds.
I'm joking. No one's gonna lose their job. Promise the robots, the saintsbury can't get a self seven checkout tail, right? You've got nothing to worry about. 3, 2, 1. Woo. everyone and welcome to the livestream. I'm just joking around. You are not gonna lose your jobs, not just yet anyway, I don't think
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