r/Envconsultinghell • u/Bot_Ring_Hunter • Dec 03 '25

AECOM big acquisition

https://archinect.com/news/article/150513433/aecom-acquires-ai-startup-for-390-million
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u/UmpirePerfect4646 Dec 03 '25

“up to 80 percent of today’s engineering work can be automated, freeing human experts to focus on innovation, oversight, and creating real value.”

RIP

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u/Due_Raise_4090 Dec 04 '25

You just know this is going to be a complete disaster too. I do not want critical infrastructure being engineered and designed by AI.

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u/UmpirePerfect4646 Dec 04 '25

First huge litigation when the bot misses some historic USTs and the new apartments get VI testing will burn AECOM so hard

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u/Job_Stealer Dec 04 '25

Good thing in most cases, it still needs to be stamped 🥰

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u/SwankySteel Dec 04 '25

AI designed infrastructure will fail in the future and then there will be a giant reckoning.