A.I. is affecting every single facet of the construction industry. We are committing to doing a quarterly update, and this is the Q1 2026 State of A.I. update from the Construction Hot Takes podcast. Here, we talk through 5 key updates in the world of construction A.I.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro to AI Trends
04:02 – Embedded AI "Co-pilots"
07:11 – Document & Contract Intelligence
12:22 – AI-Assisted Estimating
15:51 – AI for Production Scheduling
17:06 – Financial & Invoice Automation

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