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  "title": "AI in Construction Statistics 2026",
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      "statistic": "16.1%",
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      "limit": "Share of businesses in the survey, not firms by size or revenue. Two-week window, so it reflects use that period.",
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      "source_title": "Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), Sector data file",
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      "sample_or_method": "Biweekly Census survey of businesses; the construction rate is NAICS sector 23, cycle 202621 (collected October 5 to 18, 2026, covering September 21 to October 4); standard error not checked. The all-business share (24.6%) is in the Census National.xlsx file, https://www.census.gov/hfp/btos/downloads/National.xlsx",
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      "source_title": "AI in commercial property and construction report 2026 (published August 18, 2026)",
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      "source_title": "Optimism high for AI in construction but skills shortages and integration challenges adoption (press release on the AI in Construction 2025 report, September 16, 2025)",
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      "source_title": "Dampened Expectations: The 2026 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook",
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      "wording": "McKinsey wrote in 2016 that information technology spending accounts for less than 1 percent of revenues in construction, and that R&D runs under 1 percent of revenues versus 3.5 to 4.5 percent for auto and aerospace.",
      "limit": "Ten years old and global. Useful as history, not as a current figure.",
      "source_publisher": "McKinsey & Company",
      "source_title": "Imagining construction's digital future",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/imagining-constructions-digital-future",
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      "source_publisher": "AGC of America and NCCER",
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      "statistic": "46%",
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      "source_publisher": "RICS",
      "source_title": "Optimism high for AI in construction but skills shortages and integration challenges adoption (press release on the AI in Construction 2025 report, September 16, 2025)",
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      "statistic": "57%",
      "wording": "In the Dodge survey, contractors' top concerns about AI were the accuracy of its output (57%) and the security of company data (54%). Only 21% worried about job displacement.",
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      "limit": "Expectations over five years, not current use.",
      "source_publisher": "AGC of America and NCCER",
      "source_title": "2025 Workforce Survey Analysis",
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      "source_year": "2025",
      "sample_or_method": "Survey of AGC members, July and August 2025; 1,342 individuals",
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      "canonical_url": "https://contractsconnected.com/data/construction-ai-statistics#agc-nccer-2025-expect-robotics-and-ai-to-help",
      "cite_as": "Cite as: Contracts Connected, \"Contractors who expect robotics and AI to help by automating manual, error-prone tasks,\" Contracts Connected Data, https://contractsconnected.com/data/construction-ai-statistics#agc-nccer-2025-expect-robotics-and-ai-to-help. Original source: AGC of America and NCCER, 2025 Workforce Survey Analysis, 2025. Reviewed November 2026. Compilation licensed under CC BY 4.0.",
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      "statistic": "87%",
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      "statistic": "69%",
      "wording": "Autodesk's 2025 State of Design & Make survey found 69% of business leaders say AI will enhance their industry, a 12% drop from 2024.",
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      "source_publisher": "Autodesk",
      "source_title": "Autodesk's 3rd annual State of Design & Make Report reveals AI skills are top hiring priority as leaders face talent shortages",
      "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/2025/https://adsknews.autodesk.com/en/news/2025-state-of-design-and-make/",
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