How NVIDIA Sees AI Transforming AEC
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How NVIDIA Sees AI Transforming AEC

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 20, 202620 min

On this episode of Engineering Influence, host Jeff sits down with Sean Young from NVIDIA to explore how artificial intelligence — particularly agentic AI and large language models — is reshaping the AEC industry. Sean and Jeff discuss why firms should start treating project data as valuable IP, how AI agents can automate repetitive CAD and BIM tasks, and the ways AI is accelerating design iteration. They also dig into why engineering firms need to position themselves as technology- and AI-first organizations to stay competitive. The conversation highlights findings from the ACEC Research Institute's Firm of the Futu...

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A big thank you to Autodesk, a sponsor of engineering influence at this year's convention. Autodesk partners with the AEC industry and its leaders to shape a more connected, data-driven future, empowering engineers to work more intelligently and to make confident decisions to drive meaningful impact. This enables firms to evolve, stay competitive, and deliver stronger business outcomes, all while designing a better world.

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So thank you again to Autodesk. Welcome to the Engineering Influence Podcast from the American Council of Engineering Companies, coming to you from our 2026 annual convention and legislative summit. One of the issues that has been really burning for a couple of years now, we were at really the outset of it.

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Actually, I take that back because I was at FIDIC in Mexico City in 2019, and we had a former Silicon Valley exec who said that if you're at an engineering firm, or you're at a data firm, you just don't know it yet. That was 2019.

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