Analysis McKinsey Says AI Could Automate 39% of Construction's Desk Work. Nine Percent of the Industry Uses AI Daily. Two credible July datasets point in opposite directions: a McKinsey study on how much of construction's nonphysical work AI could automate, and survey data showing single-digit daily use. Analysis of what the gap actually measures — and who it favors. Hugo Pegley · Jul 30, 2026
Product Sledge Launches 'The Construction AI' — an AI-Native Operating System From Bid to Paid The Las Vegas startup, founded by third-generation contractor Raz Danoukh, is pitching one AI-native system to run a contractor's whole company — bidding, job management, invoicing and collections. The beta is live and open by waitlist. Hugo Pegley · Jul 23, 2026