This article was intended to cross
over a few areas, including ICT, AV,
AI, and creative thinking in general.
The future of AI is endless, and technologies
will continue to cross the
demarcation of how they were
defined previously as they mesh
together. The demands on the ICT
professional will continue to grow
as more technologies, including AI,
will fall under the ICT umbrella, fur-
ther creating the need for ICT talent
within specific enterprise verticals
and the architecture, engineering
and construction (AEC) industry.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Nicholas
Larkins, RCDD, CTS, LEED AP BD+C,
is the technology systems manager of
Danis in Miamisburg, Ohio. He has 15+
years in the ICT industry with a vast
amount of experience in dealing with
multiple verticals. Nick is also a subject
matter expert (SME) in Department of
Defense (DOD) standards and processes,
healthcare system technology and technology
integration in the built environment.
Nick is currently working with new and
existing Danis clients on the scoping,
budgeting and implementation of low
voltage systems in all verticals as well
as planning medical equipment in health-
care campuses. He can be reached
at nicholas.larkins@danis.com.
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AI will be increasingly used to run
the necessary tests on all kinds of
experiments, increasing iterations
and decreasing the amount of time
to achieve the goals and results
deemed by specific colleges and
universities worldwide.
CONCLUSION
As companies get busier and the
ability to find talent can be difficult,
the idea of leveraging AI to not
replace but assist in redundant tasks
is a compelling proposition. The
concept of “lean” within the construction
industry further cements
the need for using all technologies
that are proven and reliable to assist
in the fast-paced world of ICT. Un-
necessary repetitive work can poten-
tially put some contracting, installation,
and consulting firms at a signif-
icant competitive disadvantage. End-
user expectations should be known
early when discussing AI expecta-
tions, not only for feasibility of the
desired functionality, but also for
the ICT Infrastructure that may be
needed to support specific equip-
ment and systems. All disciplines
within the construction realm will
be affected depending on space
required, heat loads, power requirements,
and low voltage connectivity.
The world of AV is ever-changing and the
need for moves, adds, and changes (MACs)
will be quite frequent as new technologies
are introduced.
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