TY  - CONF
TI  - The Ethical and Social Dilemma of AI Uses in the Construction Industry
C1  - Lima, Peru
C3  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
SP  - 227
EP  - 236
PY  - 2021
DO  - 10.24928/2021/0188
AU  - Arroyo, Paz
AU  - Schöttle, Annette
AU  - Christensen, Randi
AD  - Quality Leader, DPR, San Francisco, CA, PazA@dpr.com, and Founder and Co-Director,  CollabDecisions, www.collabdecisions.com, orcid.org/0000-0002-8098-8172
AD  - Partner, Head of Refine Cell Munich, Refine Projects AG, Schelmenwasenstraße 34, 70567 Stuttgart,  Germany, +4915156561529, annett.schoettle@refine.team and Founder and Co-Director,  CollabDecisions, www.collabdecisions.com, orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-7320
AD  - Associate Technical Director (Lean), COWI, RMCH@cowi.com and Founder and Co-Director,  CollabDecisions, www.collabdecisions.com, orcid.org/0000-0002-3377-7057
AB  - Given the growth in data collection and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the construction industry, there is a need to study the ethical and social considerations for employees in the industry and for society in general. AI could support more efficient ways of working where technology is better equipped for the tasks compared to humans. With new technologies such as AI, many decisions will be made by algorithms and not by humans. This paper explores the ethical and social dilemmas that are intrinsic in decisionmaking, and how they will also impact the decisions made by AI algorithms. The paper presents definitions of ethical and social dilemmas, a definition of AI, and summarizes current applications of AI in construction. It also discusses several questions associated with the current and future application of AI in the construction industry and the ethical and social dilemmas defined. This is an exploratory paper and the aim of the authors is to spark further research and discussion on the topic within the Lean Construction community, given that lean is based on respect for people a
KW  - Artificial intelligence
KW  - decision-making
KW  - ethical and social dilemma
KW  - biases
PB  - 
T2  - Proc. 29th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
DA  - 2021/07/14
CY  - Lima, Peru
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1885/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/1885
N1  - Export Date: 18 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -