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Description
During this session, Dominiek Henckaerts, Multimedi's business manager and active as a speaker and lecturer on new technologies for more than 12 years, offers a clear insight into the overall impact of artificial intelligence, with a specific focus on the construction sector.
In an understandable and inspiring 45-minute keynote, participants are taken into the world of AI. The session distinguishes between hype and reality, shows concrete applications in speech recognition, image analysis and robotics, among others, and discusses important concerns about privacy, safety and ethics.
Audience
Professionals and organizations in the construction sector that want to get to know artificial intelligence and its impact on their work and the sector as a whole in an accessible way.
Methods
The keynote combines clear explanations with inspiring examples and visual demonstrations.
Contents
Critical introduction: what is artificial intelligence really, and what is exaggerated?
Explanation of how models such as transformers work, explained in human language.
AI is broader than ChatGPT — applications go far beyond.
- Speech recognition (e.g. automatic transcription)
- Pictures (e.g. generative image creation)
- Music (composition and analysis)
- Image recognition (e.g. object detection on construction sites)
- Robotics (smart construction robots)
Practical applications tailored to construction, such as planning, safety, automation and inspection.
- Hallucinations (incorrect AI output)
- Deepfakes and deception
- Energy consumption of large models
- Privacy and Security of data
What can we expect in the coming years, specifically for construction.
Space for questions, dialogue and discussion with the audience.
Certification
Not applicable. A participation certificate is only provided for courses or training courses, not keynotes.