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In this segment, William Doyle MRICS argues that AI can automate the routine, time‑consuming activities that dominate the work of knowledge‑workers in construction—searching for context, retrieving documentation, and soliciting feedback. He suggests that if AI handles up to half of a quantity surveyor’s workload, the freed time can be redirected toward higher‑value, intelligent tasks such as strategic decision‑making, risk mitigation, negotiating better supplier pricing, and expanding the pool of potential suppliers. Doyle emphasizes that the conversation should shift from what work AI eliminates to what new, value‑adding work AI enables, especially within the construction and quantity surveying sectors.
