Technology
The Emergence of AI in the Construction Industry
Contractors are now realizing the transformative potential of AI as the first generation of intelligent tools enters the construction site.
By Dave Damer
November 8, 2018
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by Dave Damer
Dave Damer is an engineer and tech entrepreneur with more than 27 years of leadership experience. In 2017, he founded Testfire Labs, an Edmonton, Alberta software company that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to build productivity solutions that modernize the way people work. Testfire's flagship product is Hendrix.ai, an AI assistant that transcribes meeting summaries and action items, audits meeting history, and drops it all into a searchable dashboard for organizational and productivity insights. Testfire Labs was named a Top Startup to Watch by Startup Edmonton and received the 2018 Startup Canada Prairies Region Innovation Award.
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