Artificial intelligence in the construction industry

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) successfully took part in the innovation competition of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) for applying artificial intelligence (AI). The SDaC research project – “Smart Design and Construction” coordinated by the KIT is among those awarded financial support. Assisted by the new AI platform, the course is now to be set for digital and networked data management in the construction industry. The BMWi is supporting the 9-million-euro project over a period of three years.

“Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool that is going to have an impact on our lives in a variety of ways in future. With the funding for the project now secured, we are helping the construction industry to prepare itself for the complex challenges ahead”, says Professor Holger Hanselka, president of the KIT. “The KIT’s success in the BMWi’s innovation competition underlines the fact that the scientists at the KIT are among the leading pacesetters in AI matters in Germany – and I’m delighted to see it.”