By Mark Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Trimble AECO Software
One topic—two letters, actually—seemed to come up in the first minutes of almost any formal session or casual conversation at the Trimble Dimensions User Conference last month.
AI was top of mind, and with good reason. In the world of physical work—where vital infrastructure is designed and built—AI represents the next great leap in productivity and efficiency. I had the privilege in the opening keynote session at Dimensions of introducing Trimble AI, which I described as tangible, hardworking AI for hardworking people.
Trimble AI solutions are tools for people whose days are spent executing and managing every aspect of design and construction. This is AI built from our years of deep domain experience helping companies of all sizes and scopes keep projects of all sizes and scopes on time and on budget. We’ve designed our technology to cut through complexity, solve real-world challenges and drive unprecedented gains in the office and the field.
What differentiates Trimble AI is its ability to transition from merely processing data to acting as a proactive, real-time agent. Capabilities are in action across our solutions today, from conceptual design with AI Render in Trimble SketchUp to AI-enabled Fabrication Drawing in Trimble Tekla. These tools reference past projects to make new designs better and processes more efficient.
The ability to automate mundane tasks is expanding rapidly. AI is already working behind the scenes to predict shortages, flag mismatched invoices and keep projects moving without costly surprises. Early next year, a foreman using simple, conversational voice prompts will be able to document status updates with AI-powered daily logs in ProjectSight.
While individual AI capabilities are powerful, connecting them compounds the benefits. Magic happens when multiple AI agents work together throughout a workflow, interacting seamlessly with each other and with people to complete complex tasks. We are putting this power directly into the hands of our customers. Through Trimble Agent Studio, available in Trimble Labs early next year, they will be able to build their own custom agents, safely tapping into their proprietary data to drive action across connected ecosystems.
The results are already proving game-changing. Once AI agents are connected across applications, the scale of what our customers can accomplish, and the speed and accuracy with which they can do it, expands dramatically. Tools, data and people can work together seamlessly with high fidelity. Nothing I’ve seen in my almost 30 years in the industry has the potential to accelerate our vision for technology-driven efficiency and data-driven decision making like AI.
As I said at Dimensions, the industry is counting on you to be change agents in this next productivity revolution. Prepare your people. Prepare your companies. You have the power to unlock the data and enable the force multiplier.
