141: ‘AI is Not Your Strategy’, with Mehdi Nourbakhsh and Scott Thompson
A conversation with Mehdi Nourbakhsh, Ph.D. and Scott Thompson.
About this Episode:
Mehdi Nourbakhsh, Ph.D. of YegaTech and Scott Thompson of SSOE Group join the podcast to talk about how YegaTech and SSOE are working together to create an AI implementation strategy for a 1,000 person AEC firm. We also talk about Mehdi’s latest book on AI for AEC, why firms should be working to develop technology implementation strategies based on business goals rather than simply chasing after the shiny new thing, the importance of focusing on people in the implementation of AI in the AEC industry, the need to address people-related challenges to create a culture of innovation, and more.
Episode Links:
- Mehdi on LinkedIn
- Scott on LinkedIn
- Get the book: Augment It: How Architecture, Engineering and Construction Leaders Leverage Data and Artificial Intelligence to Build a Sustainable Future by Mehdi Nourbakhsh PhD (Amazon)
- YegaTech’s Augment It workbook and other free resources – mention TRXL in the “where did you hear from us” field to get Mehdi’s offer from this conversation
- YegaTech website
- YegaTech on LinkedIn
- SSOE Group website
- SSOE Group on LinkedIn
- SSOE Group on Twitter
- Confluence podcast episode with Sam Zolfagharian of YegaTech on AI governance and ethics
- TRXL blog - AU2023: What happened in Vegas
- TRXL blog - AU2023: Selfies with previous podcast guests
- Archispeak 318 - What Happened in Vegas
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141: ‘AI is Not Your Strategy’, with Mehdi Nourbakhsh and Scott Thompson
Mehdi Nourbakhsh, Ph.D. of YegaTech and Scott Thompson of SSOE Group join the podcast to talk about how YegaTech and SSOE are working together to create an A…
