Sai Kothapalli

Sai Kothapalli, Technical Program Manager at Accenture, brings over eight years of expertise in implementing AI for construction risk management. He discusses how AI shifts the industry from reactive to predictive strategies, enhancing project accuracy to 94% versus 78% with manual methods. Sai emphasizes overcoming cultural resistance and the urgency for companies to adopt AI to avoid existential risk. He also highlights the role of computer vision in real-time safety alerts and the need for new hybrid roles as construction evolves.