The Boston Billionaire Bringing AI and Robots To Construction Sites

The construction industry in the US is a $2.1 trillion dollar industry which has historically been driven by human labor.

Though the Covid-19 pandemic sent the industry into a tailspin with people working from home, supply chain issues and rising material costs, it’s still one of the largest sectors of the US economy. But it hasn’t fully recovered.

Construction firms are looking for new ways to evolve. One company paving the way towards change is Suffolk Construction, based in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and led by its Chairman and longtime CEO, John Fish.

Fish is not your traditional construction CEO. He’s geared the business toward embracing disruptive technologies, like robotics and artificial intelligence, venture capital investments, and embracing how the built world is changing from technology.

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[David-rnnf]

This is an ad. The entire video is just marketing material from this company. I shouldn't have expected anything less from Forbes.

[wertwuio]

Ah yes, AI taking jobs, what a paradise. 🙃

[adrianoholmes]

Interesting. And Mr John Fish is a visionary.

[doktorr]

Fake news. Contractors are struggling to find gigs for new builds. New home builds declined quite a lot cuz not a lot of people buying at 7% interest rate at the moment.

[calvinchew]

I am waiting 4 robots/AI to pound foundation and laying bricks for building duh...

[SalmanovGadzhimurad-pjqq]

В Иране во время праздника пострадали более двух тысяч человек, пишут СМИ
Mehr: в Иране во время празднований пострадали более двух тысяч человек
Не родня где плохое положение в семье…

[juliemccauslin]

Construction billionaire cuts thousands of human jobs in favor of untrustworthy robots. That's my takeaway 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮😤😡🤬

[danielcasey]

Ai will never. No point. Typical money grab from investors.

[txcaponeyoungjerry]

never will let a robot or A.I build a house they can go mayhem.

[gihankanishka]

This is an Advertisement for John Fish

[DaleGribble-ybro]

Blue collar workers will gladly laugh at anyone who is currently affected with AI and tell them they should get a real job.

I cant wait for companies like this to disrupt their jobs in the future 😂 no empathy for those affected now, but will cry when it affects them later. Good luck buds 😂

[franciscopadilla]

When are they going to pay me or give me credit for thinking of these things?

[maggiejean_nahas]

Stand for this now and tell Forbes exactly how wrong they are for highlighting this without having a business ammendment for these present construction workers. I am the first comment. START NOW IN COMMENTING AND STAND UP FOR EITHER AN ALTERNATIVE IF THEY WANT TO BRING ROBOTS IN OR STAND FOR NOTHING.

[SalmanovGadzhimurad-pjqq]

В Иране во время праздника пострадали более двух тысяч человек, пишут СМИ
Mehr: в Иране во время празднований пострадали более двух тысяч человек
Не родня, где плохое положение у меня в семье

[alexanderclaylavin]

Cool, I'm sending an AI robot to his Boston office.

[casperdong]

How will this effect Lebron James and his legacy??!?

[Futuristbillpicone]

Get out of here with that bullshit!! UNIONS RISE UP!!

[maggiejean_nahas]

If anybody viewing this video understands the value of human work to generate money in our communities please like and add to this comment. Seriously Forbes do not go there in this economy. Men and Women work to build houses to support their families. That i come is vital. If you want to post something like this, start with an intro of a substantial job that construction workers can take place in and not have their families at jeopardy.

[mcphersonjohnathon]

Cool so you want more people laid off and homeless so a handfull of people can become billionaires, thanks.

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