Project Flux
Project Flux is a pioneering podcast that explores the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence across various industries, including construction, music, infrastructure, and life sciences, with a focus on revolutionising the project delivery profession. Each episode brings to light how AI is redefining efficiency, innovation, and strategic decision-making in project management. Through engaging conversations with industry leaders, technologists, and forward-thinkers, the podcast offers a comprehensive look at the challenges and opportunities AI introduces, the nuances of its integration, and its potential to reshape project delivery on a global scale.
Project Flux is the go-to resource for professionals seeking to navigate the evolving landscape of AI in project delivery, offering insights, strategies, and inspiration to harness the power of AI for a more innovative and effective future.
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AI’s Brain Drain: Are we Over or Under Promising?
This week, we sat down with Micah Piippo - Micah is the Scheduling Manager at Intel's Technology Development Construction group, where he excels in delivering projects on time and improving planning practices. Previously, he played a key role at Google in developing datacenter scheduling and co-founding the Computer Vision in Construction Team, achieving significant cost savings through automation. Micah holds a Master’s in Project Management from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. He is also the creator of Beyond Deadlines, a YouTube channel and podcast dedicated to construction scheduling and technology, with a community of over 4,800 followers.
What we cover in episode 8:
🔍 Hello GPT-4O and Major Upgrades to Data Analysis in ChatGPT: We go deeper into the most notable features of GPT-4O including how it evolves data analysis in projects
🔥 Political Turmoil, AI Safety and Leadership Changes: We discuss the implications of key figures departing OpenAI, including a collapse of their AI Safety Unit.
💬 OpenAI Strikes Deal with Reddit: Reddit is an information goldmine for everything and anything, We give our thoughts on how this deal will play out, covering the risks and benefits for both businesses and users. Good luck to those responsible for filtering what comes out of Reddit!
🏗️ AI-Powered Tool by Buildots to Predict Construction Delays: We get Micah’s expert take on how Buildots' AI delay forecasting tool works to predict construction delays. We think their is transformative potential here.
📢 Google’s Announcements: Unlike OpenAI’s release, the Google demo didn’t have the same punch. Yet, we believe they have a huge opportunity to level the playing field with their software moat
Guest Links
Beyond Deadlines Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beyond-deadlines/id1699402060
Beyond Deadlines Podcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/beyond-deadlines-7008072930370732032/
Micah Piippo Profile Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahpiippo/
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