S6E146: AI in Infrastructure and how it is going to change our cities with Rita Arrigo

In this week’s pod, we welcomed Rita Arrigo to discuss AI in Infrastructure and how it is going to change our cities.As a natural storyteller excited by the opportunities the tech world brings, Rita can translate complex technical ideas across the ‘IT divide’ to those less tech-minded, an enthusiastic advocate and sought-after speaker for many years on all thing's innovation and digital.The main topics we discussed on the podcast were as follows:

• AI, Machine Learning and Spatial Computing are moving at a fast pace
• Most construction projects are using paper based documents on site despite the prevalence of digital technology
• There is not enough diversity in engineering which has led to a lack of challenging the status quo which is stifling disruption
• Digital Twin seeks to connect the past and predict the future
• AI can be used by governments to help them monitor and achieve COP 26/27 commitments
• Maturing of toolsets will give us higher capability and reduce the workload
• CEO’s now need to understand the digital technology their company provides rather than simply relying on the technical experts
• AI will never replace human interactions
• Blockchain help accelerate investment cycles for companies
• People always need visualizations – AI will support and enable this
• Technology will change the way we collect and store information on projects which will make the traditional “filing” system redundant
• We don’t perceive the world, we only see what we perceive

Here are links to some of the topics we discussed:

• Project Hack 17: https://www.projectdataanalytics.co.uk/projecthack/
• Click – BBC Tech show: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/n13xtmd5
• NeRF Technology: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2022/03/25/instant-nerf-research-3d-ai/
• Responsible Metaverse Alliance: https://responsiblemetaverse.org/
• Quantum Computing: https://www.quantamagazine.org/first-time-crystal-built-using-googles-quantum-computer-20210730/
• Checkmate Humanity: https://checkmatehumanity.com/
• Atlas of AI: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atlas-AI-Kate-Crawford/dp/0300209576

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