{"id":178823,"date":"2026-01-15T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/rene-morkos-makes-artificial-intelligence-work-for-contractors-for-an-industrialized-future\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:30:10","slug":"rene-morkos-makes-artificial-intelligence-work-for-contractors-for-an-industrialized-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/rene-morkos-makes-artificial-intelligence-work-for-contractors-for-an-industrialized-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Ren\u00e9 Morkos: Makes Artificial Intelligence Work for Contractors for an Industrialized Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enr.com\/articles\/62357-rene-morkos-makes-artificial-intelligence-work-for-contractors-for-an-industrialized-future\">Ren\u00e9 Morkos: Makes Artificial Intelligence Work for Contractors for an Industrialized Future<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enr.com\/articles\/62357-rene-morkos-makes-artificial-intelligence-work-for-contractors-for-an-industrialized-future\">https:\/\/www.enr.com\/articles\/62357-rene-morkos-makes-artificial-intelligence-work-for-contractors-for-an-industrialized-future<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-15 18:15:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.enr.com\">www.enr.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ren\u00e9 Morkos, a second-generation civil engineer with extensive experience in construction and academia, founded ALICE Technologies to integrate AI into construction project management.<\/li>\n<li>ALICE, or Artificially Intelligent Leading Construction Execution, aims to use machine learning to optimize the sequencing and scheduling of construction projects.<\/li>\n<li>The platform evolved from Morkos&#8217;s PhD research in optimizing job site space utilization and is part of a broader trend in construction industry 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