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AI Ownership In Construction: Why The Client Should Lead?

· Source: cbnme.com

In short

Hichem Troudi, Vice President of Projects Transformation at DAMAC, argues that although AI experimentation is rising across the AECO sector, most implementations remain embryonic, with 45% of organisations having implemented no AI at all. He contends that clients, as owners of the investment and the longest-term stakeholders, must govern and orchestrate AI across the construction supply chain to translate pilots into measurable project value. Success depends on starting from use cases rather than technology, aligning ownership with accountability, and measuring realised value against a defined baseline.

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In the issue of week 38, 2026: AI Moves Closer to Supply Chain Decisions, but Data and Returns Still Lag

Tags: construction, governance, supply chain, use cases, AECO, value realisation

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