Construction Week Viewpoint looks at why artificial intelligence (AI) may need to muscle harder into the built environment to help the market deliver the infrastructure needed to support economic growth.

In the latest episode of the CW Viewpoint podcast, hosts Oscar Rousseau and Jumana Abdel-Razaq discuss how drones, 3D printing, AI, and other forms of so-called disruptive technology are helping to reshape construction practices and procedures in the Middle East. And why work is far from complete when it comes to harnessing the power of new technology.

This technological transformation – dubbed the Fourth Industrial Revolution – comes as GCC governments push their respective strategies, or visions, for sustainable economic growth, better infrastructure, and public services.