Machine Learning

1.5 SCOPES OF SERVICE

DOI: 10.4324/9781003297192-6

» DIGITISATION WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSFORM THE WORK OF ARCHITECTS, AUGMENTING AND SUPPORTING SOME ACTIVITIES AND REPLACING OTHERS. WHILE TODAY'S COMPUTERS DO SO IN A WAY THAT IS LARGELY PROCEDURAL - ACCELERATING WORK AND MANAGING COMPLEXITY - AI SYSTEMS OFFER DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS TO THE PROFESSION IN THE SCOPE, BREADTH AND STRUCTURE OF THE SERVICES THEY OFFER THE INDUSTRY. AS AI SYSTEMS EVOLVE, SO WILL THEIR INTEGRATION TO THE DAILY WORK OF ALL PROFESSIONALS AND, EVENTUALLY, EVEN ARCHITECTS. «

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