I recently had the privilege of attending the 7x24 Exchange Intl.’s 2019 Fall Conference in Phoenix (check out the full story at http://bit.ly/2Oh6mKI). Throughout the course of the event, there were a lot of topics I heard repeatedly: cybersecurity, speed, 5G, microgrids, renewables, infrastructure, and cloud and edge computing. That’s to be expected, though, right? But the two subjects that really seemed to find their way into every single discussion somehow, someway — well, that would be artificial intelligence (AI) and workforce development.
Shaun Selha, global quality assurance/quality control program manager for Facebook, spoke to attendees on employee relations. It was during his presentation, “Building a Zero Deficiency Culture in Construction,” that it struck me … could AI be part of the formula we need to use in order to solve the labor shortage problem?