Abuja – November 8, 2023 – Viewpoint Housing News.
The Chief Executive Officer of Data Science Nigeria, Dr Olubayo Adekanmbi, has charged engineers to leverage Artificial Intelligence for the development of the building industry.
He gave the charge at a webinar, organized by the Nigerian Academy of Engineering in Lagos recently.
Dr. Adekanmbi reiterated that, he believes, building developers and architects can use artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically design architectural blueprints depending on construction locations, climates, and budgets. He further stated that, professionals might use generative Al to assist engineers and project developers in optimizing the construction of solar farms, heat pumps, water systems, and other infrastructure if they are equipped with the necessary knowledge and resources.
He said, “For the manufacturing and product design, engineers and designers can use generative ‘Al’, to accelerate the design and development of parts and components.
“Generative AI possibilities include image generation and manipulation, software and coding, video creation, audio generation, organisational collaboration, enterprise search, and text generation and summarisation.”
Adekanmbi cautioned that there were ethical concerns about Generative AI, disclosing that the concerns included lack of transparency, biased responses, inaccuracy, privacy concerns, and Intellectual property issues.
The President of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, Professor Peter Onwualu, encouraged members to put into practice the knowledge gained from the forum.
