Building AI tools for precon. Dad to 2, hubby to 1, foreign to most

Coeur d'Alene, ID
Joined December 2007
Who is responsible for this??? 🤯
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Agents confirming what we all already knew...
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What's going on here? Google's AI Studio service... "Information not available in the search results" BUT Google's Gemini Product... "Yes, here's everything you want"?? Same model, prompts, etc. 🤔
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Some building with AI product takeaways after shifting Province to be the most AI-centric offering in our category (preconstruction software)... 🧵
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10/ I think there’s a good mental model to be used when building with this stuff which is to think of the product as a consulting style service where the ai is actually sitting down w/ the customer (user) and performing the service w/ some tips and guidance from them. Over time the ai will improve and less and less guidance/tips/intervention will be needed.
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How about you? What have you learned?
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i don't think we're far off seeing this kind of Jevons paradox play out in preconstruction. The products will mean more projects bid, more options for developers, more opportunities for subs. MORE MORE MORE
In 2016, Geoffrey Hinton warned students not to train as radiologists, the field was so ripe for AI automation. Today, there are more new radiologist jobs than ever and radiologist wages are up 48%. Yet AI *has* exploded in the field. So what happened? worksinprogress.co/issue/the…
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For a $100M GC preconstruction isn’t just paperwork, it’s a $300k+ annual cost center that decides whether you win or lose work. Let’s break it down 👇
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🖱️Preconstruction is a cost center but also the gateway to revenue. The firms that win are those who turn bid rooms from overhead drains into competitive weapons.
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