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For almost 40 years, we have benefitted from internet browsers being able to ask questions across a myriad of topics. Now every time we ask a question using a browser we have AI to augment telling us even more. Last year, I read an article where Bill Gates was quoted suggesting that AI will not be able to replace those working with “high-level creativity needs, complex decision-making, and specialized human expertise.” It sounds solid, and at the same time, I wonder if these will these ideas will hold.

When it comes to boots on the ground in the construction, the tools for success look a little different. We have found that the wisdom of experience paired with youth, energy and a fresh perspective, is often key.  As Aristotle suggested, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” which to me, sums up this teamwork concept quite well.

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Merrill Stewart is Founder and Chairman of The Stewart/Perry Company, a commercial building contractor based in Birmingham.