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What the thirty-nine per cent automation figure does and does not meanThirty-nine per cent of non-physical construction work ‘within theoretical reach of automation’ is a circulated ceiling, not a production forecast. Interrogate the limbs — non-physical, theoretical, automation — before you quote the number.23 Jul 2026 · Research · AI · 9 min read
A photocopied cream board-pack page on a dusty in-situ concrete slab, its unlabelled paper pie chart torn so a two-fifths wedge lies curled aside while the remaining pie stays pressed into the grit beside a faint yellow setting-out line.
What the labour-exposure data says about construction and AIPublished occupational-exposure research typically puts construction near the bottom of current AI coverage and office work near the top. That ranking describes the work. It is a position, not a consolation.7 May 2026 · Research · AI · 10 min read
A construction-company corridor split by a scuffed fire door: a labourer with a tool bag and spirit level steps in from a dusty concrete landing, while an office worker leans toward glowing, unreadable screens behind glass.